. Bombay ducks; an account of some of the every-day birds and beasts found in a naturalist's Eldorado . BKAHMINV MYNA. BEE-EATER THE NATURALIST IN A TRAIN 83 of every railway, sitting on the wires until an insectcomes within range, when the drongos at once take totheir wings and give chase. It is amusing to notice how the king-crow alwaysseeks shade when the sun is very hot. In the middleof the day fully 80 per cent of the king-crow habituhof the telegraph wire will be seen seated quite close toa pole, so that its shadow falls upon them. The roller {Coracias indica), or blue jay, as it is more
. Bombay ducks; an account of some of the every-day birds and beasts found in a naturalist's Eldorado . BKAHMINV MYNA. BEE-EATER THE NATURALIST IN A TRAIN 83 of every railway, sitting on the wires until an insectcomes within range, when the drongos at once take totheir wings and give chase. It is amusing to notice how the king-crow alwaysseeks shade when the sun is very hot. In the middleof the day fully 80 per cent of the king-crow habituhof the telegraph wire will be seen seated quite close toa pole, so that its shadow falls upon them. The roller {Coracias indica), or blue jay, as it is morecommonly called in India, is another bird which is verypartial to the electric telegraph. It sits indiscriminatelyon either wires or poles. Doves, too, are very fond of resting on the are not insectivorous birds, and are, consequently,not on the look out for prey, but love to sit in the sun,especially in the early winter morning when the air isstill chilly, and in this attitude they ponder over theproblems which agitate the feathered world. The prettylittle bee-eater {Merops viridis) is another frequen
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