24 THE FOOD Of BIRDS IN INDIA. 



(C. satyra and C. melanocephil'i) known as the Sikkim and Simla 

 Argus Pheasants respectively, though, of course, they are neither of 

 them the true Argus, which is a bird found in the Malay Peninsula 

 only. 



" The only other birds which to my knowledge are exported in 

 any quantity are the common species of the genus Palceornisto which 

 all the Indian parrots belong, the Blue Jay or Roller (Coracias), 

 the King-fishers (Ceryle and Halcyon) ; and the jungle fowls (Gal- 

 lus). The heckles of the southern jungle fowl (G. sonnerati) are 

 used for making fishing flies among other things. 



" For the following list of the birds commonly eaten in India, I 

 am greatly indebted to Mr. Hume's Gleanings from the Calcutta 

 markets (Stray Feathers, Vol. VII, p. 479), which not only gives the 

 birds brought to the market in Lower Bengal, but which is also 

 more or less applicable to the whole of India. 



Charadrius f ulva . . . . Golden Plover. 



Gallinago stenura . . . . The Pin-tailed Snipe. 



Gallinago gallinura . . ... The Common Snipe. 



Totanus glareola . . . . The Spotted Sand-piper or Snippet. 



Totanus calidris . . . . The Red-shanks or Snippets. 



Hydrophasianus chirurgus . . . . The Pheasant -tailed Jacana. 



Nettopus coromandelianus . . . . The Cotton Teal. 



Chaulelasmus streperus . . . . The Gadwall. 



Dafila acuta . . . . The Pintail. 



Fuligula rufina . . . . The Redcrested Pochard. 



Fuligula nyroca . . . . The White-eye. 



Querquedula circia . . . . The Blue- winged or Garganey Teal. 



" The following are the birds commonly eaten when shot by 

 European sportsmen throughout India, but are not found anyhow 

 commonly in the Calcutta bazaar :- 



Crocopus phosnicopterus . . . . Hurrial or Green Pigeon. 



Columba intermedia . . . . Kabutar or Blue Rock pigeon. 



Eupodotis edwardsi . . . . Tokdar Sohan or Bustard. 



Sypheotides bengalensis . . . . Charras or Florikin. 



Grus antigone . . . . Sarus or Sarus Crane. 



Ciconia leucocephala . . . . Manikjor or Beaf-steak bird. 



Calandrella brachydactyla . . . . Baghaira or Ortolan. 



Pterocles exustus . . . . Kuhar or Sandgrouse. 



Pavo cristatus . . . . Mor or Peacock. 



Gallus ferrugineus . . . . Jungli Murghi or Jungle Fowl. 



Gallus sonnerati . . . . Gray Fowl. 



Galloperdix spadiceus .. .. Red Spurfowl. 



Francolinus vulgaris . . . . Kalatitar or Black Partridge . 



