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Food. — Consists of grains, fruits and insects ; in captivity, like 

 many other birds, it thrives on satoo. 



Observations on the habits of the Gtkey-headed Myna. 



It is very active and restless in habits and mostly arboreal ; it has 

 a melodious note, accompanied by much chattering ; it becomes very 

 tame when caged. 



(49) THE ANDAMAN MYNA. 

 (STURNIA ANDAMANENSIS— {Tytl.) ) 



Description. — White, with upper plumage pale-greyish, and the 

 lower plumage tinged with buff ; the wings and tail glossy black, the 

 latter tipped with white ; leg3 and feet pale yellow ; bill greenish yellow ; 

 the total length of this bird is about 9 inches. 



Hab. — The Andamans and Nicobars. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 Specimens have been living in the garden since 1887. 



Treatment in health. 



Housing.— -It does well in a large aviary. 



Food. — Fruits, insects and satoo ; among fruits they are extremely 

 fond of the papya (Carica papaya). 



Observations on the habits of the Andaman Myna. 



These mynas appear to retain their gregarious habit in captivity 

 also, as whenever there are a number living in the same aviary they 

 flock together, especially for some time after their arrival ; they have 

 also very cleanly habits. 



(50) THE BLACK-HEADED MYNA. 



(TEMENUCHUS PAGODAUUM— (Gmel.) ) 



Hindi — Pawl myna. Bengali — Monghyr pawi. 



Description. — Head and crest black, the lower plumage buff, and the 



back grey ; tail broadly tipped with white ; total length about 8 inches ; 



bill blue at the base, greenish in the middle, and yellow at the tip. 



Hab. — The whole of India as far east as Dacca and throughout 

 the Himalayas as high as 4,000 to 8,000 feet; it extends to Ceylon and 

 to Afghanistan. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 About four years. 



Treatment in health. 

 May be treated in the same way as the grey-headed myna (No. 48). 



