THE ZOOLOGIST
No. 732.—June, 1902.
BIRDS COLLECTED AND OBSERVED IN THE
DARBHANGA DISTRICT, TIRHOOT, BENGAL.
By Gordon Dalgliesh.
The country does not require much description, in most parts being almost flat. Small woods, mostly formed of mango trees, are plentifully scattered over the plains. Rice is largely grown, besides other crops, as maize, wheat, and oats. Here and there are large sheets of water, which in winter abound with all kinds of water-fowl. The principal rivers are the Kamla on the west, and the Bolan on the east, both flowing from the hill ranges of Nepaul.
My thanks are largely due to Mr. C.M. Inglis, who furnished me with many interesting notes, which help to make this paper more complete than it would otherwise have been.
Corvus macrorhynchus, Wagl. (Jungle-Crow).—Common. Commences building in February. Eggs found in March and April. The nest, which is a large mass of sticks, and lined with dried grass and roots, is placed in mango or pepul trees. Usual number of eggs from three to four.
C. splendens, Vieill. (House-Crow).—Very common, more so than the last. Breeds throughout the district in May and June. Usual number of eggs four, though I have taken a nest containing five.
