THE BIRDS OF SINGAPORE ISLAND 
[Other habits: — In Singapore numerically much stronger 
than the mynah or grackle. It is found jii considerable flocks 
even in tlie city where dozens may often be setn perched on such 
eminences as the spire of the old Armenian Church or the trees 
near the Chinese Protectorate. In g^ardens it descends like 
the locust on fruit trees such as the Jambu and commits great 
havoc, but it also eats insects,^ — J. A. S. E.]. 
