Classification : Tail 
18. 
The Pheasant-tailed Jacana (in breeding 
plumage) (182). 
19. 
Terns (202-204). 
3. Birds with a very short tatl 
The Nuthatches (23 and 24). 
The Munias (74-79). (Fairly short.) 
The Ashy-crowned Finch-Lark (105). 
The Indian Pitta (109). 
The Woodpeckers (110 and 111). (Fairly 
The Barbets (113 and 114). 
. The Kingfishers (118-120). 
. The Common Indian Swift (124). 
. The Spotted Owlet (135). 
. The Scops Owl (138). 
. The Vultures (140-142). (Fairly short.) 
. The Common Quail (171). 
. The Partridges (172 and 173). 
. The White-breasted Water-hen (174). 
. The Purple Coot (175). 
. The Coot (176). 
. The Plovers (185 and 186). 
. The Avocet (188). 
. The Black-tailed Godwit (191). 
. The Sandpipers (192-194). 
. The Little Stint (195). 
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