Indian Birds 
much barred with black. Lives exclusively on 
the ground.) 
9. The Sandpipers (192-194). (Long-legged 
birds with white under parts and short tails, 
which occur in marshes or at the water’s edge.) 
(d) Large birds. Bigger than a crow 
1. The Common Grey Hornbill (121). (A 
large brownish-grey bird with long tail and 
big beak.) 
2. The Malabar Grey Hornbill (122). (Like 
the above, but found chiefly on the west 
coast.) 
3. The larger Owls (136 and 137). (Much 
barred and spotted. Night birds, with the 
eyes forwardly directed.) 
4. The great majority of Birds of Prey (140- 
162). (Plumage usually much barred.) 
5. The Grey Partridge (174). (Plumage 
much barred. Does not perch in trees; runs 
very fast ; characteristic call.) 
6. The Stone Curlew (180). (Black streaks 
in plumage, some white in wings and tail; 
legs and bill yellow.) 
7. The Curlew (189). (A wading bird. 
Long curved bill.) 
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