. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. nil: . common in part of Northern Intlia, anil more espeeially in J!en,i;al ami North-eastern India. I never saw it in tlie Carnatic, nor in ^Malabar ; it is occasionally met with in Mysore, and is uot rare in Hyderabad, thence becoming more common and abundant northwards. It spreads tlirough Burmah. to the Malayan peninsula. It is oiily a temporaiy resident in India, coming in towards the close of the hot weather in April or May, and remaining till October. A \ery few barren or unpaired birds remain occasionally in parts of the cou
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. nil: . common in part of Northern Intlia, anil more espeeially in J!en,i;al ami North-eastern India. I never saw it in tlie Carnatic, nor in ^Malabar ; it is occasionally met with in Mysore, and is uot rare in Hyderabad, thence becoming more common and abundant northwards. It spreads tlirough Burmah. to the Malayan peninsula. It is oiily a temporaiy resident in India, coming in towards the close of the hot weather in April or May, and remaining till October. A \ery few barren or unpaired birds remain occasionally in parts of the country. In Calcutta, and some other large towns, the Adjutant is a familiar bird, unscared by the near approach of man or dog, ami protected in some cases by law. It is an etKcient scavenger, attending the neighbourhood of slaughter-houses, and especially thu l)urning grounds of the Hindoos, where the often half-burnt carcases are thrown nito the rivers. It also diligently looks over the heaps of refuse and otfal thrown out in the streets to await the arrival of the scavengers' carts, where it may be seen in company ^v ith dogs,Jiites, and crows. It likes to vaiy its food, however, and may often be seen search- ing ditches, pools of water, and taiiks for frogs and fish. In the Deccan it soars to an immense height in the air along with Vul- tures, ready to descend on any carcass may be discovered. After it has satisfied the cravings of its apj^tite, the Adjutant reposes during the heat of the day, sometimes on the tops of houses, and now and then on tree*., and frequently on the ground, resting often on the whole leg (tarsus). The Adjutant occasionally^ may seize a crow or a myna, oi even, as related, a small cat; but these aie rare bits for it, and indeed it has uot the opportunity' in general of indulging its for living birds, notwithstanding Cu\ier's statement, ' that its large beak enables it to capture birds on the wing.' " Dr. Jerdon then mentions a descrip
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