"A comprehensive illustrated guide to the Old World family of birds in the HELM IDENTIFICATION series. The Indo-Malayan and Afro-tropical varieties are covered, along with the New World immigrants, and the text together with drawings, maps and photographs show aspects of bird behaviour, distribution and natural history."
"BREEDING Nests are built in holes in rocks (de Wiljes 1957) and in holes in
Acacia trees (van Helvoordt in litt.). The nest itself ... and Hellebrekens 1967),
June in east Bali (Sody 1930) and February on Bali (van Helvoordt in litt.).
BEHAVIOUR ... In a cap- tive pair one bird, believed male, stood erect between
song bouts, fluffed its belly and flank feathers, spread its tail, raised its crown
feathers and repeatedly bowed its he ..."
Starlings and Mynas by Adrian Craig, ChrisFeare Digital, 272 Pages, Published 2010 by Christopher Helm Publishing Company ISBN-13: 978-1-282-98615-2, ISBN: 1-282-98615-5