Indian Birds 



much barred with black. Lives exclusively on 

 the ground.) 



9. The Sandpipers (192-194). (Long-legged 

 birds with white under parts and short tails, 

 which occur in marshes or at the water's edge.) 



{d) Large birds. Bigger than a crow 



1. The Common Grey Hornbill (121). (A 

 large brownish-grey bird with long tail and 

 big beak.) 



2. The Malabar Grey Hornbill (122). (Like 

 the above, but found chiefly on the west 

 coast.) 



3. The larger Owls (136 and 137). (Much 

 barred and spotted. Night birds, with the 

 eyes forwardly directed.) 



4. The great majority of Birds of Prey (140- 

 162). (Plumage usually much barred.) 



5. The Grey Partridge (174). (Plumage 

 much barred. Does not perch in trees ; runs 

 very fast ; characteristic call.) 



6. The Stone Curlew (180). (Black streaks 

 in plumage, some white in wings and tail ; 

 legs and bill yellow.) 



7. The Curlew (189). (A wading bird. 

 Long curved bill.) 



8. The Whimbrel (190). (A small edition 

 of the Curlew.) 



