Chapter 2 BIRDS WHOSE NESTS ARE LIKELY TO BE FOUND IN ANY GARDEN IN THE PLAINS

1. The Indian House Crow (3). (In tall trees.) (Also the Corby (1) in Madras.)

2. The Common Babbler (6). (In a bush; eggs blue.) (Not in Madras.)

3. One or other of the species of "Seven Sisters" (7-9). (In a bush; eggs blue.)

4. One or other of the Red-vented Bulbuls (15-18). (In a bush or plant growing in the verandah; eggs pale pink, blotched with reddish brown.)

5. One or other of the Red-whiskered Bulbuls (20 and 21). (Locally. Nest as in 4.)

6. The White-browed Bulbul (22). (In Madras only. Nest in bush, eggs as in 4.)

7. The King Crow (25). (Tiny cup in fork of tree.)

8. The Indian Tailor Bird (28). (In bush or plant growing in verandah. Two or three leaves stitched together.)

9. The Orioles (44 and 45). (In trees, very frequently quite close to that of a King Crow.)

10. The Brahminy Myna (51). (In hole in building.)

11. The Common Myna (52). (In hole in building or tree.)

12. The Pied Myna (54). (In low tree.) (Not in Punjab or S. India.)

13. The Indian Paradise Flycatcher (57). (In one of lower branches of tree.)

14. One or other of the Fantailed Flycatchers (58-60). (In a low tree or bush.)

15. The Brown Rock Chat (64). (Inside a building on a ledge.) (Not in S. India.)

16. The Indian Robins (66 and 67). (Very often on a window-sill.)

17. The Magpie Robin (68). (In hole in a wall or tree; eggs green with reddish blotches.)

18. The Yellow-throated Sparrow (81). (In hole in tree.)

19. The Common Sparrow (82). (Anywhere on the verandah or inside the bungalow.)

20. The Indian Pied Wagtail (92). (In hole in building.)

21. The Purple Sunbird (107). (Nest suspended from a bush or a rafter in the verandah.)

22. The Purple-rumped Sunbird (108). (Nest as in case of 21.)

23. The Golden-backed Woodpecker (111). (In hole in tree, which the bird hollows out.)

24. The Barbets (113 and 114). (In hole in tree, which the birds hollow out.)

25. The Indian Roller (115). (In hole in tree or building.)

26. The Indian Hoopoe (123). (In hole in tree or building.)

27. The Indian Swift (124). (In verandah or a deserted building.)

28. The Crow-Pheasant (131). (In a dense thicket.)

29. The Green Parrots (132-134). (In holes in trees; sometimes buildings.)

30. The Spotted Owlet (135). (In hole in tree or building.)

31. The Common Pariah Kite (152). (High up in tall trees.)

32. The Shikra (158). (In trees.)

33. The Doves (166-169). (In trees, and in the case of the Little Brown Dove often in the verandah.)

34. The Paddy Bird (224). (High up in tree.)