Classification : Tail 



age when the two middle feathers are pro- 

 longed as two bristles) (28). 



6. The Paradise Flycatcher (cock only) (57). 



7. The Shama (69). 



8. The Wire-tailed Swallow (two of the tail 

 feathers are prolonged beyond the others and 

 look like wires. These frequently get broken 

 ofi) (89). 



9. The Common Indian Bee-eater (the 

 two median tail feathers are prolonged as 

 bristles) (il6). 



10. The Blue-tailed Bee-eater (the two 

 median tail feathers are prolonged as bristles) 



(117)- 



11. The Hornbills (121 and 122). 



12. The Cuckoos (128-130). 



13. The Crow-pheasant (131). 



14. The Large Indian Paroquet (132). 



15. The Rose-ringed Paroquet (133). 



16. The Western Blossom-headed Paroquet 



(134)- 



17. The Peacock (170). In this species it is 



not the tail, but the upper tail coverts which 

 are elongated. 



18. The Pheasant-tailed Jagana (in breeding 

 plumage) (182). 



19. Terns (202-204). 



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