II. 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.)