Indian Birds 



(c) Black and coffee or fawn colour 

 The Rose-coloured Starling (48). 



(d) Black and grey 



1. The Indian House Crow (3). 



2. The Burmese House Crow (4). 



3. The Black-headed Cuckoo-Shrike (42). 

 (Lower abdomen white and white tip to tail.) 



4. The Large Cuckoo-Shrike (43). 



5. The Bank Myna (53). (Red patch of skin 

 on side of head and buff wing bar.) 



6. The Open-bill (221). (When not in 

 breeding plumage.) 



(e) Black and fink 

 The Rose-coloured Starling (cock) (48). 



(_/) Black and red 



1. The Indian Scarlet Minivet (cock) (41). 



2. The Short-billed Minivet (cock) (42). 



3. The Indian Redstart (cock in spring) (65). 

 (Red is dull ; outer tail feathers brown.) 



4. The Black-backed Indian Robin (cock) 

 {6j), (A black bird with red patch under tail.) 



5. The Common Swallow (88). (Upper 

 plumage has bluish tinge ; some white in tail.) 



6. The Red-rumped Swallow (90). (Upper 

 plumage has bluish tinge.) 



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