PART I

A. Hindustani Names of Common Birds 19 B. Classification According to Structural Peculiarities 23 I. Bills 23 II. Crest 24 III. Legs 25 IV. Tail 26 V. Sexual Dimorphism 29 C. Classification According to Colour 31 I. Black 32 II. Blue 42 III. Brown 44 IV. Coffee or Fawn Colour 52 V. Green 53 VI. Grey 54 VII. Pink 56 VIII. Red 57 IX. White 61 X. Yellow 65 XI. Birds of Many Colours 68 D. Classification According to Habits 69 I. Birds having remarkable cries 70 II. Birds whose nests are likely to be found in any garden in the plains 75 III. Birds that habitually sit on exposed perches 78 IV. Birds that go about in flocks 79 V. Flight 81 VI. Feeding habits 82 VII. Birds which habitually carry the tail almost vertically 85