. The book of Ceylon; being a guide to its railway system and an account of its varied attractions for the vistor and tourist . m. ADAMS PEAK FROM THE COLOMBO GOLF 112. NORTON PLACE, THI-: IU)()K OF Ci:VL()\ 7- If you hear a noise of someone or something which seems to be in the Hou to seeworst of tempers, you may be sure the sound emanates from the Drown ColomboShrike (Lanius crislalus). It is easy to trace him, for he gives vent tohis feelings, on some conspicuous bough, by uttering a harsh rattling note ^^and moving his tail about much in the same way as a cat does when app
. The book of Ceylon; being a guide to its railway system and an account of its varied attractions for the vistor and tourist . m. ADAMS PEAK FROM THE COLOMBO GOLF 112. NORTON PLACE, THI-: IU)()K OF Ci:VL()\ 7- If you hear a noise of someone or something which seems to be in the Hou to seeworst of tempers, you may be sure the sound emanates from the Drown ColomboShrike (Lanius crislalus). It is easy to trace him, for he gives vent tohis feelings, on some conspicuous bough, by uttering a harsh rattling note ^^and moving his tail about much in the same way as a cat does when appearance he is a miniature hawk, his plumage is a soft reddishbrown, and his dark eyebrow very conspicuous. The family is, of c(jurse,one of the butcher-birds, and the querulous note is one of the first wehear of the migrants which come to us in October for the winter. With a harsh rasping .scream, a bird of most exquisite plumage willwing his wa\ across an open space. You cannot mistake him ; he is the\Vhite-breasted Kingfisher {Halcyon smyrm-risis), and in his dress heexcels in the beauty of his colouring all the feathered tribe that we shallmeet with in this shor
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