DESCRIPTIVE LISr OF THE 



COMMON BIRDS OF THE PLAINS 



OF INDIA 



NOTES 



F. STANDS for The Fauna of British India, and 

 the number which follows indicates the num- 

 ber of the bird in The Fauna of British India, 

 J. stands for Jerdon's Birds of India, and the 

 number that follows indicates the number of 

 the bird in Jerdon's work. 



In describing a bird its size is a matter of 

 importance as an aid to identification ; but as 

 the statement that a bird is six inches in length 

 probably does not convey to the average person 

 a definite idea of its size, I have adopted 

 another system of indicating the size of each 

 bird described. I have taken five standards of 

 size, each being that of a famihar bird, and 

 have described each species in terms of these 

 standards, which are : 



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