atom id ▁bugs ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁their ▁di et . ▁In ▁capt ivity ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁recorded ▁feed ing ▁on ▁ann el ids . ▁They ▁have ▁adapted ▁to ▁urban ▁environments ▁where ▁water ▁may ▁be ▁found ▁mainly ▁on ▁ro o ft ops ▁as ▁overflow ▁from ▁storage ▁t anks . ▁ ▁In ▁culture ▁In ▁older ▁times ▁in ▁India , ▁the ▁species ▁was ▁sometimes ▁kept ▁as ▁a ▁c age - bird ▁and ▁was ▁acc laimed ▁for ▁its ▁singing ▁ability . ▁The ▁native ▁name ▁of ▁k han jan ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁phrase ▁" k han jan - ey ed " ▁to ▁describe ▁someone ▁with ▁beautiful ▁eyes . ▁Another ▁local ▁name ▁for ▁w agt ails ▁in ▁India ▁is ▁d h ob in ▁( or ▁was her w oman ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Other ▁sources ▁ ▁H uss ain , ▁T ., ▁G ha fo or , ▁A ., ▁Q ures hi , ▁J . I . ▁( 1 9 8 9 ) ▁Food ▁hab its ▁of ▁large ▁pied ▁w ag tail ▁( M ot ac illa ▁m ader asp at ensis ) ▁. ▁Pakistan ▁Journal ▁of ▁Agricult ural ▁Sciences ▁ 2 6 ( 4 ): 4 2 6 – 4 3 1 ▁ ▁Pat el , ▁ST ; ▁P ilo , ▁B ; ▁Shah , ▁R V ▁( 1 9 7 7 ) ▁Ox id ative ▁met abol ism ▁in ▁the ▁li ver ▁and ▁kid ney ▁of ▁mig rat ory ▁Star ling ▁( S turn us ▁rose us ) ▁and ▁W ag tail ▁( M