D, CLASSIFICATION 

 ACCORDING ro HABirS 



I. Birds having remarkable cries. 

 II. Birds whose nests are Hkely to be found 

 in any garden in the plains. 



III. Birds that habitually sit on exposed 

 perches. 



IV. Birds that go about in flocks. 

 V. Flight. 



VI. Feeding habits. 

 VII. Birds which habitually carry the tail 

 almost vertically. 



Since habits of birds vary according to 

 circumstances, none of the lists given are 

 exhaustive. They merely serve as rough 

 guides. Thus, if a nest be found in the com- 

 pound it is in all probability the nest of one 

 of the species set forth in the list given, but it 

 may, of course, belong to some other species. 

 The list is nevertheless useful, as out of twenty 

 nests found in any garden in the plains nineteen 

 of them will also certainly belong to birds set 

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