Himalayan and Kashmiri Birds 



VIII. BIRDS THAT CAPTURE INSECTS 



ON THE WING 



1. The Drongos (43 and 44). 



2. The Flycatchers (64-73). 



3. The Dark Grey Bush Chat {j6) 



4. The Swallows (100-102). 



5. The European Bee-eater (126). 



6. The Swifts (130 and 131). 



IX. BIRDS THAT SPEND GREAT PART 

 OF THE DAY ON THE WING 



1. The Swallows (100-102). 



2. The Skylark (no). (Soars and sings in 

 the air.) 



3. The Himalayan Pied Kingfisher (127). 

 (This bird quarters the waters for its quarry, 

 often hovering Kestrel-like.) 



4. The Swifts (130 and 131). 



5. The Vultures (146-150). (Sail for hours 

 together on outstretched wings.) 



6. The Common Pariah Kite (154). (Sails 

 in circles.) 



7. The Kestrel (156). (Hovers on rapidly 

 moving wings.) 



8. The Whiskered Tern (176). 



