'March 17-1 have {interest during this has been hovering round the Hungjao district. 'One cannot swear, from casual observation, to he exact Identity of any lone bird such' as but it seems pretty certain that it Is a Black-cared Kite (Mfilvus migrants lineatus)... and I would say an unmated old bird which has [somehow got left over in the general deal of ite: It fea Tonely bird and its dull, rather bedraggled, plumage tells its story fairly clear-Ty, Such a bird is generally of little interest, but It has reminded me of two things which fare worth making note of. The first is that Kites, in general, have always been the cause of some' confusion. The most common Kite in India is properly called the Pariah Kite, but Is locally known by such names as "Chil." or "Mallagedda"—or what you will; and such a bird would probably be the nearest in appear. ance to our Black-eared Kite: but there. is.
other Indian bird, rather like our bird, éx-feet that it has a whitish head and neck, falled the Brahminy Kite; hence, many of our early settlers (possibly with Poonah ae. cents) began to call this a Bromley Kite: actually there is no such bird as a Bromley Kite s.-but it reminded many of them of the early morning train to Liverpool Street, so the name has stuck. And I' can only repeat, that a "Bromley Kite" is a veritable Mrs. Ariss of the bird world. The next thought conveyed to me by this weary wandering bird, is that even the largest and clumsiest of the feathered kind can have appealing voices. The Kite is usually SHlent; but when It starts Its mating call it ives one of the weirdest, most stirring eries a soul in pain...a ery which would pat to shame the efforts of the whole female chorus of "Rose-Marie" when giving the Indian love~ feall...and I can't say more than that. With which thought I xy Farewell to my aged Hungjao friend—es.w.
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