Classification According to Habits 
V. FLIGHT 
1. Birds of very powerful flight, i.e. birds which 
spend a great part of the day on the wing 
1. The Swallows and Martins (86-90). 
(These live on small insects which they catch 
on the wing.) 
2. The Swifts (124 and 125), (These feed 
in the same way as the swallows, but they 
never perch. When they wish to rest they go 
to their nests.) 
3. The Pied Kingfisher (118). (This spends 
much of the day in fishing. It flies over the 
water and every now and again hovers on 
rapidly vibrating wings, and then drops on to 
its quarry in the water.) 
4. The Osprey (140). (Obtains its food in 
much the same way as does the Pied King- 
fisher.) 
5. The Fishing Eagles (148-150). 
6. The Brahminy Kite (151). 
7. The common Pariah Kite (152). (These 
two species spend hours in the air sailing in 
circles looking out for their quarry.) 
8. The Vultures (141-144). (These remain 
for hours high up in the air motionless on ex- 
panded wings, until one espies something to 
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