Part 19

Koi Hai. Lit., Is anyone there? The expression used in India to summon a servant, bells being non-existent in that country.

Lathi. A club or long stick often studded with nails to make it a more formidable weapon.

Madar plant. Calotropis gigantea.

Mohwa. Bassia latifolia.

Murghi. A fowl or chicken.

Nullah. A ravine.

Ryot. A cultivator or small farmer.

Sahib. Sir, or a gentleman. A term used to denote a European.

Sath Bhai. Any of the various species of Crateropus babblers.

Shikari. One who goes out shooting or hunting.

Swadeshi. A jingoistic term meaning Indian.

Terai. Lit., moist land. A low-lying tract of land running along the foot of the Himalayas.

Tope. A grove of trees.

Topi. A sun-helmet.

INDEX

A Ablak, 197 Accentor modularis, 231 Accipiter nisus, 39 Acridotheres fuscus, 190 — tristis, 41, 76, 171, 198 Actions of animals, interpretation of, 68-71 Adam, Mr. R. M., 20 Adaptability to climate of birds, 241 Adjutant, 5, 6 Æsalon regulus, 42 Aitken, Mr. Benjamin, 36, 48 Alphéraky, 151 Alseonax latirostris, 179 Amadavat, 97 Ammomanes, 203 — phœnicura, 207 Anas anser, 150 Anderson, Mr. A., 140, 141, 159, 207, 223 Anser cinereus, 150 — ferus, 150 — rubirostris, 151 Arachnechthra asiatica, 176 — lotenia, 175 Ardeola grayii, 111 Argya caudata, 69 — malcomi, 227, 229, 231 Arnold, Sir Edwin, 220 Astur badius, 42 — palabarius, 38 Athene brama, 73, 209

B Babbler, 14, 117, 190, 220-6 —, brotherhoods, 220-6 —, common, 69, 70, 214-9 —, large grey, 227-32 —, mad, 227-32 —, yellow-eyed, 176, 233-6 Baker, Mr. E. C. Stuart, 119 Ball, Mr., 142 Bank myna, 210 Barbet, 116 Barrington, 246 Bates, 183 Bateson, 123 Baynes, Mr. E. H., 245, 246 Bee-eater, little green, 4, 33, 51-5, 184, 254 Bennet, 98 Bhairi, 41 Bhimraj, 8, 126, 129 Bird of the open plain, 202-7 Birds and Man, 146, 239 Bird Watching, 71 Blackbird, 33 Blackwall, Mr. John, 247 Blanford, Dr., 8, 10, 14, 26, 84, 85, 95, 156 Bligh, 135 “Blue jay,” 4, 75, 171 Bombax malabaricum, 208 Bombay Ducks, 133 Brachypternus aurantius, 74 Brahminy duck, 149, 150, 153 — myna, 16 Brain-fever bird, 223 Bubulcus coromandus, 189 Bulbul, 212, 248, 249, 253 —, green, 116-20 Burroughs, John, 4, 46 Butastur teesa, 32-6 Butcher bird, 34, 45-50 Butler, 143 Butler, Colonel, 20, 113 Buzzard, 47 —, white-eyed, 32-6

C Canary, 249, 250, 251 Casarca rutila, 149 Casque, 5 Cement of bird masons, 171-7 Centropus intermedius, 14 — maximus, 14 — phasianus, 11 — rufipennis, 14, 111 — sinensis, 10 Cercomela fusca, 16 — melanura, 18 Chaffinch, 247 Chat, brown rock-, 16-20 Chelidon urbica, 173 Chilian wigeon, 109 Chinkara, 42 Chloropsis, 117, 118, 120 — Jerdoni, 118 —, Jerdon’s, 118 —, Malabar, 118 — malabarica, 118 Cholum bird, 192 Clare, 24 Climate, adaptability of birds to, 241 Clubs, bird, 223 Cobra, 89-93 Cobweb, 174-7 Coccystis jacobinus, 231 Colouration, protective, 121, 142 —, warning, 79, 204 Coot, 78-83 —, purple, 84-8 Coppersmith, 74, 212, 213 Copsychus saularis, 253 Coracias indica, 75, 171 Corby, 211, 212, 242 Cormorant, 40, 121, 125 Corporate action, 195 Corvus macrorhynchus, 211, 230, 242 — splendens, 4, 118, 211, 228, 242 Cotile riparia, 237 — sinensis, 237, 241, 254 Cotton tree, birds in the, 208-13 Coucal, 10, 11, 12, 13, 91 —, Southern Chinese, 13 Cow-bird, 9 Cowper, 23, 106 Crab, 113 Crane, 144, 167 Crateropus canorus, 215, 221, 253 Crocodile, 94 Crotalaria juncea, 141 Crow, 14, 24, 25, 26, 41, 42, 64, 65, 107, 112, 136, 165, 168, 169, 171, 189, 211, 212, 228, 230, 242, 255 Crow-pheasant, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 91, 111 Cuckoo, 9-15, 161, 171 —, lark-heeled, 10 —, pied crested, 231, 232 — -shrike, 190 —, sirkeer, 14 Culicapa ceylonensis, 179 Cunningham, Colonel, 10, 26, 92, 197, 200, 222 Cygnus olor, 99-103 Cyornis superciliaris, 181 Cyornis tickelli, 181

D Darwin, 131, 157, 158, 183 Dendrocitta rufa, 211, 231 Devil bird, 164 De Vries, 122 Dhouli, 128 Dichoceros bicornis, 5 Dicrurus ater, 126, 172, 189, 200, 228, 253 — cærulescens, 127, 128 — leucopygialis, 127, 128 Diodorus Siculus, 98 Dirt bird, 220 Dissemurus paradiseus, 126 Donald, Mr. C. H., 34, 35 Dove, 33, 171 —, little brown, 200 —, red turtle, 16 Drongo, large racket-tailed, 126 —, melodious, 126-31 —, white-bellied, 126-31 —, white-vented, 126-31

E Eagle, 32, 45, 46, 47 Ear of owl, 61 Education of birds, 243-52 Egret, 189 “Eha,” 11, 78, 117, 212, 217 Epeira diadema, 175 Evans, Mr., 58 Eyes of owl, 58-60 Eyesight of birds, 239

F Falcon, 33, 42, 45 Falcon, peregrine, 41, 42 Falconry, 37-44 Falco peregrinus, 41 Farash, at the sign of the, 72-7 Fayrer, Captain, 133 Finch-lark, 202-7 —, ashy-crowned, 202-7 —, rufous-tailed, 207 Finn, Mr. Frank, 13, 14, 26, 80, 85, 119, 142, 167, 198 Fly-catcher, 45, 46, 185, 237 —, black and orange, 181 —, brown, 179 —, European red-breasted, 180 —, fan-tailed, 8, 174, 179, 182 —, grey-headed, 179 —, Indian, 178-83 — —, red-breasted, 180 —, Nilgiri blue, 181 —, paradise, 179, 181, 182 —, Tickell’s blue, 181 —, verditer, 181 —, white-browed blue, 181 Fowler, Mr. Warde, 28 Franklinia buchanani, 174

G Gamecocks, 163 Garden and Aviary Birds of India, 119 Gazella bennetti, 42 Gecko, 186 Glead, 24, 27 Golabi maina, 192 Goldfinch, 33 Goose, 143-53 —, barred-headed, 151, 153 —, grey lag, 150, 151 Goshawk, 38, 40, 41 Grackle, 65 Green birds, 116 Green bulbul, 116-20 — pigeon, 116 Grus antigone, 144 Gull, 104-9, 113

H Handbook on the Management of Animals in Captivity, 98 Hatchell, Mr. D. G., 135 Hawk, 33, 34, 37, 45 —, dark-eyed, 38 —, long-winged, 38 —, short-winged, 38 —, yellow-eyed, 38 — -cuckoo, 221, 223 — -eagle, 42 Hawking, 37-44 Hedge-sparrow, 231 Henderson, Dr., 135 Herbert, 143 Heron, 166, 167, 171 —, night, 165-70 Herpestes griseus, 96 — ichneumon, 98 — mungo, 96 Hierococcyx varius, 221, 223 Hirundo rustica, 173 — smithii, 173 Hodgson, 216 Honeysucker, Loten’s, 175 Hooper swan, 103 Hoopoe, 43, 76, 241, 253 Hoplopterus ventralis, 111 Hornbill, great, 5, 6, 174 Hôtel des Oiseaux, 73, 77 How to Know the Indian Waders, 167 Hudson, Mr. W. H., 3, 119, 146, 239 Hume, 12, 13, 19, 87, 136, 159, 174, 206, 207, 223, 236 Hurdis, 22, 23 Hutton, 139 Hydrochelidon hybrida, 112

I Ichneumon, 94 Injury-feigning instinct, 70-1 Insect hunters, 184-91 Instinct, nest-building, 249-50

J Javan peafowl, 154 Jefferies, Richard, 209 Jerdon, 13, 16, 26, 84, 96, 117, 128, 134, 135, 154, 198, 203, 229, 230, 234, 235 Jesse, 17 Johnston, Sir H., 117 Jowaree bird, 192, 195

K King crow, 4, 25, 33, 126-31, 184, 189, 190, 228, 253 Kingfisher, white-breasted, 4 Kingsley, Charles, 7 Kipling, Lockwood, 6 Kite, 21-7, 105, 106, 254 Kites of the sea, 104-9

L Lanius erythronotus, 48-50 — lahtora, 48, 50 — vittatus, 50 Larders, shrikes’, 49 Lark, 33 Legge, 87, 127, 129, 130, 138 Leptoptilus dubius, 5 Lilford, Lord, 109 Linnæus, 216 Linnet, 33 Livy, 143 Lizard, 186-8 Long, Mr. W. J., 243, 246, 248 Loten’s honeysucker, 175 Love-bird, grey-headed, 251, 252

M Macaulay, 24 Madar plant, 141 Magpie-robin, 8, 253 Martin, Indian Sand-, 237-42 McMaster, 96, 97 Mellivora indica, 205 Merlin, 42, 43 Merops viridis, 51-5, 254 Michelet, 46, 47, 246, 249, 256, 257 Milvus govinda, 21 Mimicry, 11, 183 Minivet, 190 Motacilla alba, 31 — borealis, 31 — impersonata, 31 — maderaspatensis, 29 — melanope, 31 Muller, 183 Multiplication, checks on, 131 Mungoose, 94-8 Myna, 41, 64, 76, 184, 189, 198, 200, 254 — bank, 190, 210 — Brahminy, 16, 210 — hill, 65