4. _Yellow patch of feathers under the tail, birds with_
1. The White-eared Bulbul (19). 2. The White-browed Bulbul (22).
5. _Yellow patch of feathers on the throat, bird with_
6. _Yellow patch of skin on side of head or yellow wattles, birds with_
1. The Grackles (46 and 47). 2. The Common and Pied Mynas (52 and 54). 3. The Yellow-wattled Lapwing (184).
The Brahminy Duck (229). (This bird is mainly of a ruddy yellow hue.)
9. _Birds in the plumage of which at least four bright colours appear_
1. (Cock) Purple-rumped Sunbird (108). 2. The Indian Pitta (109). 3. The Coppersmith (114). 4. The Common Kingfisher (119). 5. The Green Pigeons (163). 6. The Peafowl (170).
I. Birds having remarkable cries. II. Birds whose nests are likely to be found in any garden in the plains. III. Birds that habitually sit on exposed perches. IV. Birds that go about in flocks. V. Flight. VI. Feeding habits. VII. Birds which habitually carry the tail almost vertically.
Since habits of birds vary according to circumstances, none of the lists given are exhaustive. They merely serve as rough guides. Thus, if a nest be found in the compound it is in all probability the nest of one of the species set forth in the list given, but it may, of course, belong to some other species. The list is nevertheless useful, as out of twenty nests found in any garden in the plains nineteen of them will also certainly belong to birds set forth in my list. Having determined that a given bird in all probability belongs to one of these species, it should not be difficult to arrive at its name by a process of elimination.
A loud metallic _coch-lee, coch-lee_, or _cogee, cogee_ Indian Tree-pie 5
Squeaks like that of a revolving axle that requires oiling The Seven Sisters 6
A striking whistle, like that of a human being The Idle Schoolboy 11
A sweet little tinkling song The Bulbuls 15-22
A cheery whistle, heard chiefly at dawn, which Cunningham describes as "cheyk, chechi cheyk, cheyk chechi chey cheyh" The King Crow 25
A loud _to-wee, to-wee, to-wee_ The Tailor Bird 28
A pretty, mellow _tanti-tuia_ The Woodshrike 38
A loud, mellow, _peeho, peeho_ The Orioles 44 & 45
_Keeky, keeky, keeky . . . churr, churr, kok, kok, kok_ The Common Myna 52