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NECTARINID^:. 



PICI. 

 PICIVJE. 



ZYGODACTYLI. 



CAPITONID^:. 



ANISODACTYLI. 

 CORACIID^E. 



MEROPID.E. 



MACROCHTRES. 



COCCYGES. 



Larks. 



Calandrella dukhunensia. Rufous Short-toed Lark. Beneficial. 



A markedly beneficial bird that should be protected 



and not eaten as an " Ortolan. " 



Mirafra erythroptera. Red-winged Bush-Lark. Beneficial. 

 Sun-birds. 

 Arachnechthra asiatica. Purple Sun-bird. Beneficial. 



Liopicus mahrattensis. Yellow-fronted Pied Wood- 

 pecker. Beneficial. 



lyngipicws hardwickei. Indian Pigmy Wood-pec? er. Beneficial. 



Microptermts phceoceps. Northern Rufous Wood- 

 pecker. Neutral. 



We class these ants which are its food as neutral. 



Brachypternus aurantius. The Golden Backed 

 Wood-pecker. Beneficial. 



lynx torquilla. The Common Wryneck. Beneficial. 



Thereiceryx zeylonicus. Common 

 A destructive species. 

 Xantholcema hcematocephala. 

 Barbet. Eats fig fruits. 



Indian Barbet. Injurious. 



Crimson-breasted 



Neutral. 

 Beneficial. 



Injurious. 

 Injurious. 



White-breasted King-fisher. Beneficial. 



Neutral. 



Beneficial. 



Coraciats indica. Indian Roller or Blue-Jay. 



The analysis of its food shows it to be distinctly 

 beneficial. 



Bee-eaters. 



Merops viridis. Common Indian Bee-eater. 



Distinctly injurious. 



Merops philippinus. Blue-tailed Bee-eater. 



Distinctly injurious by destroying beneficial in- 

 sects. 



King-fishers. 



Halcyon smyrnensis. 



Hornbills. 



Lophoceros birostris. Common Grey Hornbill. Feeds 

 on figs. 



Hoopoes. 



Upupa indica. Hoopoe. 



Clearly beneficial. 



Night Jars. 

 Caprimulguft macrurus. 

 Distinctly beneficial. 



Horsfield's Night Jar. 



Cuckoos. 



Hierococcyx varius. Common Hawk Cuckoo. 

 Distinctly beneficial as feeding on injurious insects. 



Coccystes jacobinus. Pied 

 Distinctly beneficial. 



Crested Cuckoc. 



Beneficia. 1 , 



Beneficial. 



Beneficial. 



