The Green Fruitsuckers. 
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Jerdon calls this the Common Green Bulbul, and tells 
us that it is spread over the greater part of the continent 
of India— it does not however extend to Lower Bengal, or 
to the sub- Himalayan forests. Very common in all the 
Western provinces, and in the jungles of the Eastern Ghats 
—rarer in the open country. It is found in Central India^ 
and through the vast jungles of Chota Naypore up to Midna- 
pore. 
Wild Life: Mostly met with in pairs, sometimes in 
small parties, flitting about the branches, examining the leaves 
for insects, or taking short flights in pursuit of insect vrey, 
or searching for fruit. In its native haunts as well as in 
captivity, this bird is an excellent mimic. 
The nest is neat, slight, and cup -shaped composed 
mostly of fine grass and hair, and placed near the extremity 
of a branch. The eggs are white, more or less blotched, and 
spotted with claret or purplish markings. The clutch varies 
from two to four. 
Desckiptiox. Male : The adult male is vivid, silky grass-green, with 
a shoulder patch of rich pale shining blue, quills have the inner webs dusky ; 
chin, throat and pointed gorget velvet-black, surrounded by a broadish yel- 
low band, which extends through tlie eyes over the forehead and fore-crown, 
gradual]}' merging into the green body i)iumage ; sh(jrt moustachial streaks 
hyacinth-blue ; bill dusky at base, blackish towards the tip and along the 
culmen ; irides brown ; legs and feet i)hmibeous. Total length 71 inches, 
tail 2i 
Female: Similar to the male, but her shoulder patch is lighter, and 
yellow only forms a narrow band across her forehead, and her chin, throat 
and gorget are greenish-blue : she has no moustachial streaks. 
This species appeared to me to be very attractive 
and intelligent, but not quite so confiding, so far as my ex- 
perience of it goes, as aurifrons, and I purpose dwelling on 
this phase (comparatively) when describing the Gold-fronted 
(0. aurifrons), which I hope will be figured together with 
the Malabar (C. malaharicus), in our next issue. 
(To he continued). 
Breeding the Mexican Bunting 
By Capt. G. Rice. 
r procured this pair of birds from the continent in 
the autumn of 1910, and sketchily the cock may be des- 
