Fairbank does not mention the jungle myna (<em>Æthiopsar fuscus</em>) in his list of the birds of the Palnis (<em>Stray Feathers</em>, vol. v, 1877). Yet this is precisely the myna one would expect to find on the Palnis, and it should be looked for.
21. On the other hand, the Brahmany myna (<em>Temenuchus pagodarum</em>), which is essentially a bird of the plains, is said by Fairbank to occur "well up the hillsides."
Of the common myna (<em>Acridotheres tristis</em>), he writes: "This is common around villages at 4000 feet."
22. <em>Temenuchus pagodarum</em>. The Brahmany myna. Head and recumbent crest black. Wings black and grey. Tail brown with a white tip. Remainder of plumage rich buff. Beak blue with yellow tip. Legs bright yellow.