Indian Birds 
A large brownish-grey bird, darkest on the 
sides of the head and palest on the lower parts. 
The bill, which has a small casque or ex- 
crescence on top, is blackish and 4 inches long. 
It is a tree-haunting species. Its cry is very 
characteristic. Its flight is laboured, consisting 
of “ alternate flappings and sailings,” like that 
of the tree-pie. 
This species is common in Oudh. Blanford 
states that it is wanting in the Punjab. This is 
not correct, as I have seen it in Lahore. I have 
not observed it in the vicinity of Madras. 
Eha does not mention it in his common 
Birds of Bombay, nor does it appear to be found 
in the neighbourhood of Calcutta. 
122. Lophoceros griseus: ‘The Malabar Grey 
Hornbill. (F. 1063), (J. 145), (IV, but with 
tail 9 inches long.) 
This is very like 121, but it lacks the casque. 
It is the common hornbill of the West Coast. 
The Hoopoes, 123 
Hoopoes are ground-feeding birds, charac- 
terised by their long slightly curved bill and 
conspicuous crest, which ordinarily projects 
from the back of the head and looks like a 
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