CATALOGUE. 
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Malacocircus griseus, Blyth, Journ. A. S. "Beng. XIII. 
p. 368 ; Cat. B. Mus. A. S. Beng. p. 141. Jerd., 
III. Ind, Orn. t. 19. Bonap., C. G. Av. p. 373. 
Timalia grisea, Jerd., Madr. Journ. L. S. X. p. 258. G. 
B. Gray, Gen. of Birds, I. p. 228. 
Grey Thrush, Lath. 
"White-headed Babbler, Jerd. 
Dirt-bird, of the English in India, Jerd. 
rouille-merde, of the Prench in India, Jerd. 
Keye, Hind., Jerd. 
Chinda or SiDA, Teloogoo, Jerd. 
KiJLLA KooEAYi (' Hedge-bird '), Tamool, Jerd. 
Ktjlitan, Malayalum, Jerd. 
A. S. India. Presented by the Asiatic Society of 
Bengal. 
" The "White-headed Babbler is found throughout the Camatic, 
extending on the one side into the Northern Circars, and on the 
west into the neighbouring portions of the table-land, to a greater 
or less distance. It is extremely common and abundant in the 
Carnatic, and is to be found in every hedge, avenue, and garden. 
Like the others of its genus, it always associates in families of six, 
seven, eight, or more ; even in the breeding season, the parent birds 
feeding in company with their former companions. One may be 
seen suddenly dropping to the ground from some tree, and is followed 
in succession, though perhaps not immediately, by each of the flock. 
They hop about, turning over fallen leaves, and examining all the 
herbage around the base of trees, a very favourite spot, or on a 
hedge-side, never venturing to any distance from cover, being aware 
of their tardy powers of flight. They are occasionally seen seeking 
insects or grain from heaps of dung, whence they have received their 
common denomination, as well from the Prench (Fouille-merde), as 
from the English (Dirt-bird), who are on this account prejudiced 
against them. They generally feed at some little distance apart from 
each other, but now and then, if a richer prize than usual is spied 
out, two or more will meet and struggle for it ; and now and then, 
one of them will make a clumsy flight after a grasshopper, seeking 
safety by its wings, and not unfrequently eluding its awkward pur- 
suer. On being driven from the ground, or leaving it from choice, 
their hunger being satisfied, they fly up to the nearest tree, hopping 
