Chapter III: 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

PART II
Descriptive List of the Common Birds of the Plains of India 89
Index to Descriptive List 229