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Nesting of the Palm Tanagers. 
" flute It is said liy the natives of the south of 
" India to repeat the word ' Shoubhiga shouhhig-a,' before rain." 
Truly a fascinating species foi^ aviculture. 
White-winged Green Bulbul {lora typhia): This 
species is common to Nortli India, and is found in Nepal, 
Bengal, Central India, Assam, Arrakan, and the Malayan Penin- 
sula. In all except plumage it is eo similar to the preceding 
species, that there is no need to repeat details here. 
Description — Male: Upper surface olive-green; wings 
and tail black, the former slightly edged with yellow; greater 
coverts broadly tipped with white; scapulars mostly white; 
under surface yellow; liill, logs and feet brownish -blue. Pull 
length 5^ inches, tail 2. 
Fennile: Very similar to the male, but her wings are 
mucli lighter than his, and she has a green tail. 
{To be Continued) . 
Nesting of the Palm Tanager 
By Lady Edith Dougla.s Pennant. 
In June. 1910, I purchased a pair of these birds; from 
Mr. W. Frost; they are, I believe, the Tobago sub-species. 
Almost at once this ])air of birds went to ne.-it, their choice 
failirig on a box, about one foot long, with a hole at one end, 
and a door in the top, to allow of examination. The nest was 
cor.structed in the far corner of the box, with hay, grass, and 
hair, it was a neatly built, cup -shaped structure; two eggs 
were hatched out, but unfortunately both were killed by some 
other occupant of the aviary. There were several similar 
episodes during the year, but the result was the same The 
colour of the eggs was light green, spotted and marbled with 
brown, but there was considerable variation in the depth of 
the colour'ing of the resiiective clutches. 
The young when first hatched were covered with dark 
down and in the nestling plumage resembled their parents, 
though the hues of their plumage were duller, entirely lacking 
the lustre of the adult birds. 
In 1911, my experience was exactly similar to that of 
the preceding year; four times were broods hatched out, and 
in two instances a young bird left the nest, but only to die or 
