. Birds. Birds. 326 DICBUBID^. together by birds from Khandesh on the one hand and from Pegu ^P the other. The question has been fully discussed by Hume and Sharpe, the former rseparating the two races, aud the latter uniting them. Distribution. The western parts of India from Grodhra in the Panch Mahals to Travancore; Ceylon; the Nellore ghats; the Tributary Mehals of Orissa; Ohutia Nagpur; Sambalpur and Eaipur; lower Bengal and the Sundarbans; the Himalayas from Kumaun to Assam, and thence through Burma to the extreme south of Tenasserim. In the latter locality this Drongo is found. Fig. 99.
. Birds. Birds. 326 DICBUBID^. together by birds from Khandesh on the one hand and from Pegu ^P the other. The question has been fully discussed by Hume and Sharpe, the former rseparating the two races, aud the latter uniting them. Distribution. The western parts of India from Grodhra in the Panch Mahals to Travancore; Ceylon; the Nellore ghats; the Tributary Mehals of Orissa; Ohutia Nagpur; Sambalpur and Eaipur; lower Bengal and the Sundarbans; the Himalayas from Kumaun to Assam, and thence through Burma to the extreme south of Tenasserim. In the latter locality this Drongo is found. Fig. 99.—Head of D. paradiseus. in a small form, which becomes still further reduced in size in the Malay peninsula. This small Malay race has been named I), platurus. Habits, drc. This species inhabits forests and well-wooded localities, and is more sociable than the other Drongos, being found either in pairs or in parties of four or five. It hawks after insects both from lofty stations and from points near the ground. It has a very iine song. The breeding-season lasts from April to June. The nest, which is constructed rather flimsily of twigs, is placed high up in branches of trees. The eggs are white or pinkish, marked with reddish brown and neutral tint, and measure about 1-15 by Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Oates, Eugene William, 1845-1911; Blandford, William Thomas, 1832-1905. London, Taylor and Francis
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