Classification According to Habits 



IV. BIRDS WHICH ARE ALMOST IN- 

 VARIABLY FOUND IN FLOCKS, 

 EXCEPT WHEN NESTING 



1. The Babblers (7-9). (Small flocks of 

 seven or eight.) 



2. The Indian White-eye (12). 



3. The Nuthatches (23 and 24). 



4. The Minivets (39-41). (Small flocks.) 



5. The Cuckoo-Shrikes (42 and 43). (Small 

 flocks.) 



6. The Rose-coloured Starling (48). (Very 

 large flocks.) 



7. The Indian StarHng (49). 



8. The Grey-headed Myna (50). (Small 

 flocks.) (The other species of Myna frequently, 

 but by no means invariably, congregate in 

 flocks.) 



9. The Weaver Birds (70-73). (Small flocks.) 



10. The Munias (74-79). (Especially the 

 Red Munia.) 



11. The Common Rose-Finch (80). 



12. The Buntings (83-85). (Feed on the 

 ripening grain.) 



13. The Hornbills (121 and 122). (Small 

 flocks.) 



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