In the early morning It roams about a good deal In search of fruit, but 
after feeding is not much on the wing* Its flight is laboured and slow; It 
is a combination of flapping of the pinions and quick alps, particularly 
when descending to alight on a tree* Its diet consists mainly of fruit, tit 
that of the banyan, bo, wild cinnamon, and Dawata (©arellia Integerrima) be¬ 
ing much in favour with it; it also devours reptiles and insects, for I have 
found green lizards and scorpions in the stomachs of some individuals. Its 
flesh is tender and not distasteful, and when subjected to the usual jungle 
test, (curry), makes a meal which the hungry hunter is far from despising; 
on such occasions it is always In great demand with one’s Cingalese and Ta¬ 
mil servants* * 
NIDIFICATION 
I have not been able to procure Information concerning its nesting beyond 
the native assertion that it breeds in hollow trees like the Anthracoceros 
Coronatus, which makes Its nest in' the cavity of a tree, and the male, as 
is the case with other species, closes up the entrance while the female is 
incubating her eggs, leaving a small hole only large enough to admit of his 
feeding his imprisoned partner. After the young are hatched, the mud wall 
is broken down either by the male or the female, and both assist in feeding 
their offspring. 
The figures in the drawing represent an adult bird In the foreground, and 
an immature specimen in the background* 
