before dusk. It is noticeable to what a great extent these birds answer 
each other; as soon as one begins its note, the refrain is taken up oy ano¬ 
ther not far distant, and then by a third, and so on until the whole wood 
resounds with the not unrnelodious but rather wearying sound, I have not 
unfrequently heard from my friends in the coffee districts that the contin¬ 
uous cry of this bird near the bungalow of a sick person has a most weari- 
r 
some effect* 
NIDIFICATION 
This Barbet has apparently two broods in the year, for the season of its 
breeding lasts from February till September* It selects usually a soft wool 
tree, such as the cotton (Bornbax Malabarioum), and cuts a round hole into tie 
heart of the branch or trunk. In which it excavates a cavity for its eggs 
some distance down from the entrance* The eggs are two or three in number, 
and are laid on the bare wood; they are pure white, rounded in form, vita 
a smooth texture; they average l.ll by .81 inches. When the trunk of a 
tree is chosen, several holes are sometimes begun before a soft enougn place 
is found to excavate the nest. 
The lower figure in - the drawing represents a fine specimen of this oird 
from the Southern Province. 
