Classification : Tait 
I. 
2. 
3. 
. The Curlew (189). 
The Whimbrel (190). 
. The Spoonbill (215). 
. The Storks (216-221). 
. The Common Flamingo (226). 
Birds with legs feathered to the toe 
. The Owls (135-139). 
. The True Eagles (146). 
. The Sandgrouse. 
IV. TAIL 
1. Birds with the tail deeply forked 
The Drongos (25-27). 
The Swallows (88-90). 
The Palm Swift (125). 
4. The Common Kite (152). (Tail slightly 
forked. This distinguishes the Kite from all 
other raptorial birds which have round, square, 
or wedge-shaped tails.) 
5- 
The Terns (200-206). 
2. Birds with long tails (i.e. long in propor- 
I. 
2. 
tion to rest of body) 
The Indian Tree-pie (5). 
The King Crow (25). 
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