Descriptive List of the Common Birds 
One of the most familiar of our Indian birds. 
Head, neck, and upper breast black; rest of 
body plumage rich brown ; wings black, show- 
ing a very conspicuous white bar during flight. 
Tail feathers black with broad white tips, 
visible during flight. Beak and legs bright 
yellow ; bright yellow patch of skin behind eye. 
This bird is found in every garden in India. 
It feeds largely on the ground. 
It is a noisy bird. Eha describes its notes as 
“ Keeky, keeky, keeky . .. churr, churr, kok, 
kok, kok. Each time it says kok it points to 
the ground with its beak and bobs its head.” 
(Illus. B. D., p. 843 also F. I., p. 516, and 
B.C., p. 44.) 
53. Acridotheres ginginianus: ‘The Bank or 
Well Myna. (F. 551), (J. 685), (- II.) 
Very like 51 in shape, but its prevailing tint 
is grey instead of brown. The wing bar and 
the tips of the tail feathers are buff instead of 
white, and the patch of skin behind the eye is 
crimson instead of yellow. 
Not found in S. India. 
It goes about in flocks and nests in holes 
in river banks or wells, hence its popular name. 
54. Sturnopastor contra. ‘The Pied Myna. 
(F. 555), (J- 683), (- IIL.) 
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