Himalayan and Kashmiri Birds 



— I means that the bird is smaller than a 



sparrow. 

 + 1 means that the bird is slightly larger 



than a sparrow. 

 II means that the bird is 8i inches in 

 length, or the size of a bulbul. 

 — 11 means that the bird is slightly smaller 



than a bulbul. 

 + 11 means that the bird is slightly larger 

 than a bulbul. 



III means that the bird is lo inches long, 

 or the size of a myna. 



+ III and —III, that it is shghtly larger or 

 smaller. 



IV means that the bird is lyi inches long, 

 or the size of a house-crow. 



+ IV and —IV mean that it is a little larger 

 or smaller. 

 V means that the bird is 23 inches in length, 

 or the size of a kite. 

 +V and —V mean that it is a little smaller 

 or larger. 



N.B. — Ornithologists usually measure birds 

 from the tip of the bill to the tip of the 

 tail ; hence a small bird with a long tail 

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