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Read in the Wunder reader — freeTHE PSITTACIDAE OR PARROT FAMILY
88. Palaeornis schisticeps. The slaty-headed paroquet. This bird is not nearly so common in the Eastern as in the Western Himalayas.
THE STRIGIDAE OR OWL FAMILY
89. Glaucidium brodei. The collared pigmy owlet.
90. Syrnium indrani. The brown wood-owl.
91. Scops spilocephalus. The spotted Himalayan scops owl.
THE VULTURIDAE OR VULTURE FAMILY
92. Gyps himalayensis. The Himalayan griffon.
93. Pseudogyps bengalensis. The white-backed vulture.
THE FALCONIDAE OR FAMILY OF BIRDS OF PREY
94. Aquila helica. The imperial eagle.
95. Hieraetus fasciatus. Bonelli's eagle.
96. Ictinaetus malayensis. The black eagle. This is easily recognised by its dark, almost black, plumage.
97. Spilornis cheela. The crested serpent eagle.
98. Milvus govinda. The common pariah kite.
99. Tinnunculus alaudaris. The kestrel.
THE COLUMBIDAE OR DOVE FAMILY
100. Sphenocercus sphenurus. The kokla green-pigeon.
101. Turtur suratensis. The spotted dove.
102. Macropygia tusalia. The bar-tailed cuckoo-dove.
THE PHASIANIDAE OR PHEASANT FAMILY
103. Gennaeus leucomelanus. The Nepal kalij pheasant. This is the only pheasant at all common about Darjeeling. It is distinguished from the white-crested kalij pheasant by the cock having a glossy blue-black crest. The hens of the two species resemble one another closely in appearance.
104. Coturnix communis. The grey quail.
105. Arboricola torqueola. The common hill partridge.
106. Francolinus vulgaris. The black partridge. Fairly common at elevations below 4000 feet.
THE CHARADRIIDAE OR PLOVER FAMILY
107. Scolopax rusticola. The woodcock.
In the summer this bird is not likely to be seen below altitudes of 8000 feet above the sea-level.
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