Classification According to Colour 



8. The Green Parrots (132-134). (Green 

 birds with blue in their long tails.) 



9. The Common Peafowl (170). 



10. The Purple Coot (175). (A large 

 purple-blue bird with red bill, legs, and 

 frontal shield.) 



(b) Dark blue 



1. The Malabar WhistHng Thrush (11). (A 

 black bird with cobalt patches.) 



2. The Nuthatches (23 and 24). (Little 

 short-tailed birds which go about in small 

 flocks and pick insects off the bark of trees.) 



3. The Swallows (88-90). (Upper parts 

 glossy, dark blue.) 



4. The Indian Roller or ^' Blue Jay" (115). 

 (Wings and tail composed of light and dark 

 blue bars.) 



(f) Slaty or greyish blue 

 The Indian Blue Rock Pigeon (165). 



{d) Blue and black birds 

 {Vide Black and blue birds.) 



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