Classification According to Habits 



V. FLIGHT 



I. Birds of very powerful flighty i.e. birds which 

 spend a great part of the day on the wing 



1. The Swallows and Martins (86-90). 

 (These live on small insects which they catch 

 on the wing.) 



2. The Swifts (124 and 125), (These feed 

 in the same way as the swallows, but they 

 never perch. When they wish to rest they go 

 to their nests.) 



3. The Pied Kingfisher (118). (This spends 

 much of the day in fishing. It flies over the 

 water and every now and again hovers on 

 rapidly vibrating wings, and then drops on to 

 its quarry in the water.) 



4. The Osprey (140). (Obtains its food in 

 much the same way as does the Pied King- 

 fisher.) 



5. The Fishing Eagles (148-150). 



6. The Brahminy Kite (151). 



7. The common Pariah Kite (152). (These 

 two species spend hours in the air sailing in 

 circles looking out for their quarry.) 



8. The Vultures (141-144). (These remain 

 for hours high up in the air motionless on ex- 

 panded wings, until one espies something to 



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