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Goose, 3, 64, 171, 185 --grey-lag (Anser ferus), 41

Grebe. See Dabchick

Harrier, 161, 183

Hawk, sparrow, 160

Heron, 135, 184 --night (Nycticorax griseus), 89, 113, 133, 142 --pond, or paddy-bird (Ardeola grayii), 99, 113, 134, 142, 184

Honeysucker. See Sunbird

Hoopoe (Upupa indica), 7, 17, 20, 23, 68, 83, 97, 108, 170, 182, 185, 191, 197

Hornbill, grey (Lophoceros birostris), 78, 95, 108

Ibis, 184 --black (Inocotis papillosus), 135

Iora (Aegithina tiphia), 35, 65, 71, 72, 83, 89, 106, 108, 121, 123

Jacana, 121, 133, 185 --bronze-winged (Metopus indicus), 134, 135, 144, 145, 183 --pheasant-tailed (Hydrophasianus chirurgus), 114, 135, 144, 145, 183

Jackdaw, 3, 172

Jungle-fowl (Gallus ferrugineus), 108

Kestrel, 160, 161, 183

King-crow. See Drongo

Kingfisher, 184, 185 --pied (Ceryle rudis), 27, 44, 68, 88 --white-breasted (Halcyon smyrnensis), 5, 45, 68, 73, 89, 106, 108, 121, 138, 182

Kite (Milvus govinda), 5, 14, 26, 44, 68, 89, 108, 119, 156, 160, 169, 183, 185, 191 --black-winged (Elanus caeruleus), 160 --brahminy (Haliastur indicus), 56, 68 --large Indian (Milvus melanotis), 160

Koel (Eudynamis honorata), 8, 43, 82, 84, 110, 120, 124, 125, 138, 141, 155, 157, 163, 168

Lapwing, 108, 123, 183 --red-wattled (Sarcogrammus indicus), 5, 77, 88, 89, 139 --yellow-wattled (Sarciophorus malabaricus), 77, 89

Lark, crested (Galerita cristata), 21, 56, 89, 108 --red-winged bush (Mirafra erythroptera), 123 --sky (Alauda gulgula), 21, 68, 89, 108, 183, 191

Mallard. See Duck

Martin, sand (Cotyle sinensis), 14, 21, 44, 68, 73, 89, 167, 187, 193

Merlin, common (Aesalon regulus), 160, 161 --red-headed (Aesalon chicquera), 12, 21, 44, 68, 89, 160

Minivet, 51, 158, 172, 181 --little (Pericrocotus peregrinus), 52, 68, 89, 125, 142

Munia, 21 --red or amadavat (Estrelda amandava), 15, 44, 124, 140, 156, 186 --white-throated (Uroloncha malabarica), 16, 44, 162, 186

Myna, 5, 82, 108, 156, 157, 175, 182, 183 --bank (Acridotheres ginginianus), 59, 89, 94, 123 --brahminy (Temenuchus pagodarum), 73, 94, 124 --common (Acridotheres tristis), 59, 73, 93, 124, 142, 162, 185 --pied. See Pied Starling

Nightjar, 53, 66, 87, 89, 108 --Franklin's (Caprimulgus monticolus), 37, 88 --Horsfield's (Caprimulgus horsfieldi), 37, 88, 106 --Indian (Caprimulgus asiaticus), 37, 88

Nuthatch (Sitta castaneiventris), 7, 20, 23, 44, 68, 83, 88, 182, 192

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