Genus TEMENUCHUS

With the genus Temenuchus we come to a group of Mynas with blunt wings and of more terrestrial habits than the preceding birds.

This genus contains one Myna which is a familiar bird all over India. It is characterized by a very long crest; the bill is about half the Length of the head, with the culmen curved; the nasal membrane is plumed and there is no nude skin on the side of the head ; the wing is blunt and the tail is slightly graduated; the sexes are alike and the young are brown.