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Common Crested Lark Galerida cristata R sparrow

18 cm. Large size and prominent pointed crest diagnostic. Sandy semi-desert and cultivated plains.

Red vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer R Myna

20 CM. Partially crested black head. Conspicuous crimson patch below root of tail and a white rump, the latter very obvious in flight. Cultivation and scrub.

Plum headed parakeet (male) Psittacula cyanocephala R Myna

Over all 36 cm. Distinguished by bluish red head and maroon shoulder patches. Female has bright yellow collar and lacks maroon patches. White tips to the two central tail feathers diagnostics in flight. Lowlands and hills to c. 1500 m.

Plum headed parakeet (female) Psittacula cyanocephala R Myna

Median egret Mesophoyx intermedia RM village hen

80 CM. Pure white. Breeding birds with filamentous plumes on back and breast.

Indian Robin (female) Saxicoloides fulicata R sparrow

Indian Robin (male) Saxicoloides fulicata R sparrow

16 CM. Male black with white wing patch, rusty red under root of tail. Hen ashy brown, no wing patch.

Black IBIS Pseudibis papillosa R village hen

68 CM. Body black with white shoulder patch and brick red legs. A triangular patch of crimson warts on the crown. River banks, stubble fields and jheel margins.



WHITE-BROWED WAGTAIL Motacilla maderaspatensis R Bulbul
21 cm. A large black and white wagtail with a prominent white eye brow. Female duller and browner Watercourses, rocky streams, reservoirs and pools. continental and peninsular India. Also called the "Large Pied Wagtail" this Resident bird is found throughout India except some northern parts. Feeds on insects. Runs about near water waging its tail rather than fly.