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and ashy grey below, save for a purple stripe running downwards from 
his chin. The hen is at all times brown above and yellow below." 
In like charming manner the author notes the Red-whiski'mi 
Inilbul, Doves, and Indian Redstart. 
"At intervals, a curious tew emanated from the foliage. A short 
search reveals the lihick-lieadcd oriole {Orioliis inclanon pjuil tts \. ;i 
glorious golden liird, head and neck black, and some black nu thr wiii'^;. 
This creature never seems to descend to the ground ; it dwells alwa5-s 
in the greenwood trei'. and its life is one long search for fruit, cater- 
pillars and other ciceping things First and foremost the 
fan-tailed flycatcher ( Uhipidura albifrontata)- -the prima donna of the 
tope — presented herself. Like a fairy in a pastoral play, she comes 
into view from some leafy bower, announcing her appearance by live or 
six joyous notes that mount and descend the musical scale 
she is a dancer as well as a singer, and she pirouettes up and d<iwn 
a horizontal branch, bowing now to right and now to left, spreading 
her tail like a fan and suddenly breaking off her dance to make a 
flight after an insect." 
Similarlj- are introduced Tickell's Blue Flycatcher ((.'yornis lie- 
kelli), Ked-brcasted Flycatcher (Siphia parva), Grey-headed Flycatcher 
(Culicicapa cryloncnsis), Crow Pheasant {Centropus rufipouiis), etc. 
' I returned to the mango tree beneath which I had been staml- 
ing, anc in so doing disturbed a bee -eater {Mcrops viridis) that v.-as 
perching on one of the lower branches The calls of blos- 
som-headed parrakcets {Palaeornis cyanoccphaius), far softer and mel- 
lower than those of the rose-ringed species, had at frequent intervals 
mingled with the notes of the other birds Sharp sounds, like 
those made by insects, issuing from every tree, revealed the presence 
of warblers At intervals the to-wee to-wee of the tailor- 
bird iOrthotomus suiorms) had rung out clear and distinct from 
the medley of sounds that filled the grove I have omitted 
to mentior the sprightly magpie robin (Gopsychus saulorix) 
Having spent an hour in the grove, I had to return to my tent to work 
without having witnessed al the dramatis personac of the daily pageant. 
As I was leaving the tope a hen brown -backed robin {Thamnohin camhai- 
ensis) hopped out of an arhar field and stood beneath a ma ago tree, 
carrying her tail erect so as to display the red undertail coverts." 
Wt only regret that space has not permitted us to quote the 
whole chapter, and can only add, procure the book and read it in its 
entirety. There is not a dull paragraph in it — it will please, interest 
and instruct, whether or not we agree with the author's deductions 
from the personal observations and field notes he has marshalled to- 
gether. To the aviculturist it will specially appeal, as it deals with 
so many species, which inhabit our aviaries, and tells of their haunts, 
habits, and demeanour both in the wilds and gardens of Tndin . 
\Vr cordially recommend "Glimpses of Indian Birds" to our 
readers as a valuable addition to their bookshelves. 
Books deceived : Condor, Eeport of the Giza Zoological Gardens, 
