B. CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO 

 COLOUR 



I. Black. 

 II. Blue. 



III. Brown. 



IV. Fawn colour. 

 V. Green. 



VI. Grey. 

 VII. Red. 

 VIII. White. 

 IX. Yellow. 

 X. Birds of many colours. 



Colour affords the easiest means of identify- 

 ing the great majority of birds, but in many 

 cases the colours displayed are not of a nature 

 to admit of strict classification. There are 

 a great many shades of all the primary colours, 

 and to attempt to distinguish in the lists the 

 various shades of each colour would be con- 

 fusing to the reader ; in most cases therefore 

 I have not attempted to do so. Many birds 

 have colouring which some people would call 



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