Indian Birds 



3. Birds with a very short tail 



1. The Nuthatches (23 and 24). 



2. The Munias (74-79). (Fairly short). 



3. The Ashy-crowned Finch-Lark (105). 



4. The Indian Pitta (109). 



5. The Woodpeckers (no and in). (Fairly 

 short.) 



6. The Barbets (n3 and n4). 



7. The Kingfishers (n 8-1 20). 



8. The Common Indian Swift (124). 



9. The Spotted Owlet (135). 



10. The Scops Owl (138). 



11. The Vultures (140-142). (Fairly short.) 



12. The Common Quail (171). 



13. The Partridges (172 and 173). 



14. The White-breasted Water-hen (174). 



15. The Purple Coot (175). 



16. The Coot (176). 



17. The Plovers (185 and 186). 



18. The Avocet (188). 



19. The Black-tailed Godwit (191). 



20. The Sandpipers (192-194). 



21. The Little Stint (195). 



22. The Pelicans (207 and 208). 



23. The Cormorants (209-211). 



24. The Ibises (212-214). 



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