Indian Birds 
are paler than the upper parts and often ex- 
hibit more or less distinct narrow black cross 
bars ; habits as above. 
Found all over India, but rare in the N.W. 
portion of the peninsula. 
Neither 42 or 43 are very common birds. 
The Orioles, 44 and 45 
44. Oriolus kundoo: ‘The Indian Oriole, or 
Mango Bird. (F. 518), (J. 470), (- HI.) 
Cock: A bright yellow bird with a pink 
beak and red eyes. There is some black on the 
sides of the head and in the wings and the tail. 
During flight this bird looks like a flash of gold. 
Hen: OF duller hue than the cock, with 
_ greenish back. 
‘A strictly arboreal species. The note is a 
soft, rich, mellow pecho, pecho. 
The nest is a wonderful structure—a large 
cup slung like a hammock or prawn net on the 
fork of a bow, usually placed in one of the 
lower branches of a lofty tree, but out of 
reach of a human being. This species very 
frequently builds in the same tree as the King 
Crow. The eggs are pale pink, with chocolate 
blotches, which wash off. 
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