Index:The Common Birds of Bombay.djvu

Title	The common birds of Bombay
Author	Edward Hamilton Aitken
Year	1900
Publisher	Bombay, Thacker
Source	djvu
Progress	To be proofread
Transclusion	Index not transcluded or unreviewed

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Cvr – – Adv iii iv v vi vii viii ix x xi xii xiii xiv 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 – – – – –

CONTENTS AND CLASSIFICATION.

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2. CHAPTER I.—Introductory ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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3. FIRST ORDER—Raptores : or Birds of Prey.

4. Family, Vulturidæ.

5. CHAPTER II.—The Vultures ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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6. Family, Falconidce.

7. CHAPTER III.—The Kites, Buzzards, and Harriers ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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8. CHAPTER IV.—The Hawks, Falcons, and Eagles ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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9. Family, Strigidæ.

10. CHAPTER V.—The Owls ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    29

11. SECOND ORDER—Insessores : or Perching Birds

12. Tribe, Fissirostres.

13. CHAPTER VI.—The Swallows and Swfts ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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14. CHAPTER VII.—The Nightjars, Bee-Eaters, and Kingfishers ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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15. Tribe, Scansores.

16. CHAPTER VIII.—The Parrots ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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17. CHAPTER IX.—The Cuckoos ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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18. CHAPTER X.—The Woodepecker and the Coppersmith. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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19. Tribe, Tenuirostres.

20. CHAPTER XI.—The Sunbrids and the Hoopoe ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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21. Tribe, Dentirostres.

22. CHAPTER XII.—The Shrikes ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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23. CHAPTER XIII.—The Flycatchers ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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24. CHAPTER XI V.—The Rock Thrush and the Babblers. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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25. CHAPTER XV.—The Bulbuls ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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26. CHAPTER XVI.—The Orioles ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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27. CHAPTER XVII.—The Robins and Chats ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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28. CHAPTER XVIII.—The Warblers ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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29. CHAPTER XIX.—The Wagtails, Pipits, and Tits ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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30. Tribe , Conirostres.

31. CHAPTER XX.—The Crows ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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32. CHAPTER XXI.—The Mynas ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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33. CHAPTER XXII.—The Weaver Bird ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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34. CHAPTER XXIII.—The Amadavts and Munias ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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35. CHAPTER XXIV.—The Sparrows, Buntings, and Larks ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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36. THIRD ORDER.— Gemitores: or Moaners

37. CHAPTER XXV.—The Pigeons and Doves ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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38. FOURTH ORDER.—Rasores: or Scrapers.

39. CHAPTER XXVI.—Poultry and Game Birds ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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40. FIFTH ORDER.—Grallatores: Stalkers.

41. Tribe, Pressirostres.

42. CHAPTER XXVII.—The Plovers ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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43. Tribe, Longirostres.

44. CHAPTER XXVIII.—The Snipes and Snippets ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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45. Tribe, Latitores.

46. CHAPTER XXIX.—The Waterhens, The Coot, and Jacanas ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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47. Tribe, Cultirostres.

48. CHAPTER XXX.—The Herons ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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49. SIXTH ORDER.—Natatores: or Swimmers.

50. CHAPTER XXXI.—The Ducks, Cormorants and Grebes ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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51. CHAPTER XXXII.–The Gulls and Terns ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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