Eha

In Bombay, during my wakeful moments in the hottest part of the day, I had passed the time and imbibed instruction by reading the three delightful books of the late E.H. Aitken, who called himself "Eha" --

Roving East and Roving West 1903

As "Eha" remarks, the hen looks very like a bulbul.

Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916

It may be, as "Eha" suggests, that at this stage the birds are dissatisfied with the balance of the nest and for this reason leave it.

A Bird Calendar for Northern India Douglas Dewar 1916

"Eha" describes the call as a ghostly hoot -- a _hoo hoo hoo_, far-reaching, but coming from nowhere in particular.

A Bird Calendar for Northern India Douglas Dewar 1916

As, however, water-hens are confined to tiny hamlets situated far away from cities, many people are not acquainted with their calls, which "Eha" describes as "roars, hiccups and cackles."

A Bird Calendar for Northern India Douglas Dewar 1916

When their eggs are put to this base use, the bulbuls, to quote "Eha," are "sorry," but their grief is short-lived.

Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916

a pattern that is, as "Eha" pointed out, not unlike the scales on

Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916

It said water should go back to the streams of Na Wai 'Eha, or the Four Great Waters, because the state constitution requires the government to protect and restore the environment and native Hawaiian traditions.

A Fight for Maui's Water Stu Woo 2010

It said water should go back to the streams of Na Wai 'Eha, or the Four Great Waters, because the state constitution requires the government to protect and restore the environment and native Hawaiian traditions.

A Fight for Maui's Water Stu Woo 2010

It said water should go back to the streams of Na Wai 'Eha, or the Four Great Waters, because the state constitution requires the government to protect and restore the environment and native Hawaiian traditions.

A Fight for Maui's Water Stu Woo 2010