Descriptive List of the Common Birds 
back white. Wings black and white. Lower 
plumage chestnut red. 
Hen: Like the cock, save that the black is 
replaced by slaty brown and the reddish lower 
parts are much paler than in the cock. 
Found only in thick jungle. (Illus. G. B., 
P- 4°.) 
The Weaver Birds, 70-73 
Weaver birds are sparrow-like birds of 
gregarious habits. ‘They build, or rather 
weave, wonderful flask-shaped or retort-shaped 
nests which hang from trees, the entrance 
being from below. They breed in the rains. 
Four species are found in India, these are : 
70. Ploceus baya: The Baya, or Common 
Weaver Bird, or Bottle Bird. (F. 720), (J. 694), 
1, 
At most seasons of the year the cock and 
hen are reddish-brown birds with a faint, fawn- 
coloured eyebrow, and look very like the hen 
house sparrow, having, like her, a thick bill. 
The hen baya retains this plumage throughout 
the year. In the hot weather, however, the 
head and neck of the cock become a beautiful 
golden yellow, as does the breast, and the chin 
turns almost black. In this plumage the cock 
baya is very easily recognised. 
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