Indian Birds 
eat on the earth below; it then descends, and 
its companions, observing this, follow suit.) 
9. The Kestrel (162). (This behaves over 
land much as the Pied Kingfisher does over 
the water.) 
10. The Gulls (196-199). (Everyone is 
familiar with the manner in which gulls follow 
ships.) 
11. The Terns (200-206). 
2. Birds which make little sallies into the air 
from a perch after insects 
(Vide Feeding habits, 4.) 
3. Little birds which fly from the ground some 
twenty or thirty feet and then drop to the 
ground, singing as they descend 
The Finch-Larks (104 and 105). 
VI. FEEDING HABITS 
1. Birds which feed largely on the ground 
1. The Crows (1-4). (These are omnivorous, 
and feed anywhere and everywhere.) 
2. The Babblers (6-9). 
3. The Malabar Whistling Thrush (11). 
4. The Shrikes (34-37). (Descend from 
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