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Birds of fhe Jhehim District. 
come common during my absence in the hills. A Pied 
Mynah seen . 
.Tun-' 30. — While we were driving a crop of standing " Jowar " (thi.s 
produces the seed known to avicultiirists as "dari") for 
pig. I had a good opportunity of noting the hordes of small 
birds colloct/'d in it. The numbers of Weavers (Ploccus 
haya) :uid AVhilp-throated Munias (Munia malabnriea) 
were doubtless attracted by the half -ripe seeds : while the 
luxuriant green leaves and stems harboiired suffi''ient 
insect life to collect numerous Wren-warblers (Prinia 
hioriiaht and socinlis) and Yellow-cyrd Babblers (Pyrforhis 
sivrnsis). 
Near my stand a fine cock Black Partridge (Francol- 
inus imUjaris) was standing on an old stump, giving vent 
at infct^rvaLs to his curious creaking call " Subhan teri 
kudrat " (omnipotent, thy power) as it has been rendered. 
A little further off two pairs of Sarus Cranes (Grus anti- 
gone) were feeding, and overhead 4 White Ibis and a 
Cormorant passed ; so until the pig would " break " I had 
plenty to occupy my attention . 
Corril/i mill Page 107, line S. for "bare-headed," read bar-li^aded . 
Page lf)8, line 25, for " 7'2 and 74,'' read r/'2 and c/4. 
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Correspondence. 
HEAT FOK AIL1X(^ BIRDS. 
Sir, — The following extract from a little Parrot Manual of some 
fiiiy years ago, will perhaps be of interest in connection with Pr. fjovnll - 
Koays' recent most interesting article on the Heat Treatment . 
" It has often been found, when all other means have failed 
" to restore a bird to health, placing it, in an immoderate degree of heat, 
"has been resorted to, and attended with signal success. Among the 
"instances of this kind, the following fact may be relied on. 
" A valuable African Grey Parrot having taken a severe cold, 
" was attacked with violent diarrhoea, followed with inflammation ; 60 
" powerful was the attack, that the bird's life was despaired of, and the 
" usual restoratives applied, and most powerful specifics employed, hut 
"all without producing the desired results. In the short space of about 
" three days, the bird was reduced to a mere skeleton, was unable to 
" partake of any kind of nourishment or medicine, and ultimately 
" tlirough excessive weakness and exhaustion, fell to the bottom of the 
" cage, which being followed hy two or three attacks of convulsions, it 
"was considered the bird's life was extinct. The fire in the apartment 
" having been just removed from the stove, and the hot cinders placed 
" among the ashes beneath, the bird was laid on a thin piece of flannel, 
"anil placf.'d upon them. Not many minutes had elapsed before it began 
