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Non Passeriformes
Gaviiformes
Loons (Gaviidae)
Podicipediformes
Grebes (Podicipedidae)
Procellariiformes
Shearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)
Storm-Petrels (Hydrobatidae)
Pelecaniformes
Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)
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Boobies and Gannets (Sulidae)
Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
Darters (Anhingidae)
Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
Ciconiiformes
Bitterns, Herons and Egrets (Ardeidae)
Storks (Ciconiidae)
Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
Phoenicopteriformes
Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)
Anseriformes
Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Falconiformes
Osprey (Pandionidae)
Hawks, Kites and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Falcons (Falconidae)
Galliformes
Megapodes (Megapodiidae)
Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
Gruiformes
Buttonquails (Turnicidae)
Cranes (Gruidae)
Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae)
Finfoot (Heliornithidae)
Bustards (Otididae)
Charadriiformes
Jacanas (Jacanidae)
Painted snipe (Rostratulidae)
Crab Plover (Dromadidae)
Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
Ibisbill (Ibidorhynchidae)
Avocets and Stilts (Recurvirostridae)
Thick-knees (Burhinidae)
Pratincoles and Coursers (Glareolidae)
Plovers and Lapwings (Charadriidae)
Sandpipers and allies (Scolopacidae)
Skuas and Jaegers (Stercorariidae)
Gulls (Laridae)
Terns (Sternidae)
Skimmers (Rynchopidae)
Pterocliformes
Sandgrouse (Pteroclidae)
Columbiformes
Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Psittaciformes
Parrots and allies (Psittacidae)
Cuculiformes
Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
Strigiformes
Barn owls (Tytonidae)
Typical owls (Strigidae)
Caprimulgiformes
Frogmouths (Podargidae)
Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Apodiformes
Swifts (Apodidae)
Treeswifts (Hemiprocnidae)
Trogoniformes
Trogons (Trogonidae)
Coraciiformes
Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Bee-eaters (Meropidae)
Typical Rollers (Coraciidae)
Hoopoes (Upupidae)
Hornbills (Bucerotidae)
Piciformes
Barbets (Megalaimidae)
Honeyguides (Indicatoridae)
Woodpeckers and allies (Picidae)
Passeriformes
Broadbills (Eurylaimidae)
Pittas (Pittidae)
Larks (Alaudidae)
Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
Wagtails and Pipits (Motacillidae)
Cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae)
Woodshrikes (Prionopidae)
Waxwings (Bombycillidae)
Grey Hypocolius (Hypocoliidae)
Monarch flycatchers (Monarchidae)
Whistlers and allies (Pachycephalidae)
Fantails (Rhipiduridae)
Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
Ioras (Aegithinidae)
Leafbirds (Chloropseidae)
Shrikes (Laniidae)
Dippers (Cinclidae)
Goldcrest (Regulidae)
Wrens (Troglodytidae)
Accentors (Prunellidae)
Thrushes and allies (Turdidae)
Whistling thrushes (Turdidae)
Cochoas (Turdidae)
Old World flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
Babblers (Timaliidae)
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Old World warblers (Sylviidae)
Parrotbills (Paradoxornithidae)
Long-tailed tits (Aegithalidae)
Chickadees and Titmice (Paridae)
Nuthatches (Sittidae)
Wallcreeper (Tichodromidae)
Treecreepers (Certhiidae)
Penduline tits (Remizidae)
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters (Nectariniidae)
Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae)
White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
Old World Orioles (Oriolidae)
Fairy-bluebirds (Irenidae)
Drongos (Dicruridae)
Woodswallows (Artamidae)
Crows, Jays, Ravens and Magpies (Corvidae)
Starlings (Sturnidae)
Weavers and allies (Ploceidae)
Waxbills and allies (Estrildidae)
Buntings, Sparrows, Seedeaters and allies (Emberizidae)
Siskins, Crossbills and allies (Fringillidae)
Sparrows (Passeridae)
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Non Passeriformes
Gaviiformes
Loons (Gaviidae)
Podicipediformes
Grebes (Podicipedidae)
Procellariiformes
Shearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)
Storm-Petrels (Hydrobatidae)
Pelecaniformes
Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)
Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
Boobies and Gannets (Sulidae)
Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
Darters (Anhingidae)
Ciconiiformes
Bitterns, Herons and Egrets (Ardeidae)
Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
Storks (Ciconiidae)
Phoenicopteriformes
Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)
Anseriformes
Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Falconiformes
Osprey (Pandionidae)
Hawks, Kites and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Falcons (Falconidae)
Galliformes
Megapodes (Megapodiidae)
Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
Gruiformes
Buttonquails (Turnicidae)
Cranes (Gruidae)
Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae)
Finfoot (Heliornithidae)
Bustards (Otididae)
Charadriiformes
Jacanas (Jacanidae)
Painted snipe (Rostratulidae)
Crab Plover (Dromadidae)
Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
Ibisbill (Ibidorhynchidae)
Avocets and Stilts (Recurvirostridae)
Thick-knees (Burhinidae)
Pratincoles and Coursers (Glareolidae)
Plovers and Lapwings (Charadriidae)
Sandpipers and allies (Scolopacidae)
Skuas and Jaegers (Stercorariidae)
Gulls (Laridae)
Terns (Sternidae)
Skimmers (Rynchopidae)
Pterocliformes
Sandgrouse (Pteroclidae)
Columbiformes
Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Psittaciformes
Parrots and allies (Psittacidae)
Cuculiformes
Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
Strigiformes
Barn owls (Tytonidae)
Typical owls (Strigidae)
Caprimulgiformes
Frogmouths (Podargidae)
Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Apodiformes
Swifts (Apodidae)
Treeswifts (Hemiprocnidae)
Trogoniformes
Trogons (Trogonidae)
Coraciiformes
Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Bee-eaters (Meropidae)
Typical Rollers (Coraciidae)
Hoopoes (Upupidae)
Hornbills (Bucerotidae)
Piciformes
Barbets (Megalaimidae)
Honeyguides (Indicatoridae)
Woodpeckers and allies (Picidae)
Passeriformes
Broadbills (Eurylaimidae)
Pittas (Pittidae)
Larks (Alaudidae)
Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
Wagtails and Pipits (Motacillidae)
Cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae)
Woodshrikes (Prionopidae)
Waxwings (Bombycillidae)
Grey Hypocolius (Hypocoliidae)
Monarch flycatchers (Monarchidae)
Whistlers and allies (Pachycephalidae)
Fantails (Rhipiduridae)
Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
Ioras (Aegithinidae)
Leafbirds (Chloropseidae)
Shrikes (Laniidae)
Dippers (Cinclidae)
Goldcrest (Regulidae)
Wrens (Troglodytidae)
Accentors (Prunellidae)
Thrushes and allies (Turdidae)
Whistling thrushes (Turdidae)
Cochoas (Turdidae)
Old World flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
Babblers (Timaliidae)
Cisticolas and allies (Cisticolidae)
Old World warblers (Sylviidae)
Parrotbills (Paradoxornithidae)
Long-tailed tits (Aegithalidae)
Chickadees and Titmice (Paridae)
Nuthatches (Sittidae)
Wallcreeper (Tichodromidae)
Treecreepers (Certhiidae)
Penduline tits (Remizidae)
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters (Nectariniidae)
Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae)
White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
Old World Orioles (Oriolidae)
Fairy-bluebirds (Irenidae)
Drongos (Dicruridae)
Woodswallows (Artamidae)
Crows, Jays, Ravens and Magpies (Corvidae)
Starlings (Sturnidae)
Weavers and allies (Ploceidae)
Waxbills and allies (Estrildidae)
Buntings, Sparrows, Seedeaters and allies (Emberizidae)
Siskins, Crossbills and allies (Fringillidae)
Sparrows (Passeridae)
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Avifauna of British India Vol I - 1888
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Fauna Of British India 1st Ed. Vol I - 1889
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Fauna Of British India 2nd Ed. Vol I - 1922
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Game Birds of India Burma And Ceylon Vol I - 1879
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Game, Shore and Water Birds of India - 1904
Handbook to Birds of the Bombay Presidency - 1885
Indian Pigeons and Doves - 1913
Indian Sporting Birds - 1915
Manual of Gamebirds of India - Vol I - 1898
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Fauna Of British India 2nd Ed. Vol I - 1922
1
PREFACE.
2
INTRODUCTION.
3
TERMINOLOGY.
4
AVES.
5
Order I. PASSERES.
6
Scheme of Indian Passerine Families.
7
Family CORVIDAE.
8
Genus CORVUS Linn., 1766,
9
Corvus corax Key to Subspecies.
10
Punjab Raven (Corvus corax laurencei)
11
Tibet Raven (Corvus corax tibetanus)
12
Brown-Necked Raven (Corvus corax ruficollis)
13
Eastern Carrion-Crow (Corvus corone orientalis)
14
Corvus coronoides. Key to Subspecies.
15
Indian Jungle-Crow (Corvus coronoides levaillanti)
16
Southern Jungle-Crow (Corvus coronoides culminatus)
17
Himalayan Jungle-Crow (Corvus coronoides intermedins)
18
Andaman Jungle-Crow (Corvus coronoides andamanensis)
19
Eastern Rook (Corvus frugilegus tschusii )
20
Eastern Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix sharpii)
21
Corvus splendens. Key to Subspecies,
22
Common Indian House-Crow (Corvus splendens splendens)
23
Sind House-Crow (Corvus splendens zugmayeri)
24
Burmese House-Crow (Corvus splendens insolens)
25
Ceylon House-Crow (Corvus splendens protegatus)
26
Eastern Jackdaw (Corvus monedula saemmeringii)
27
Genus PICA Brisson, 1760.
28
Pica pica Key to Subspecies.
29
Kashmir Magpie (Pica pica bactriana)
30
Chinese Magpie (Pica pica serica)
31
Black-Bumped Magpie (Pica pica bottanensis)
32
Genus UR0CISSA Cabanis, 1850.
33
Urocissa melanocephala. Key to Subspecies*
34
Chinese Red-Billed Magpie (Urocissa melanocephala melanocephala)
35
Red-Billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa melanocephala occipitalis)
36
Burmese Red-Billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa melanocephala magnirostris)
37
Urocissa flavirostris. Key to Subspecies.
38
Yellow-Billed Magpie (Urocissa flavirostris flavirostris)
39
Western Yellow-Billed Magpie (Urocissa flavirostris cucullata)
40
Genus CISSA Boie, 1826.
41
Green Magpie (Cissa chinensis chinensis)
42
Ceylonese Magpie (Cissa ornata)
43
Genus DENDROCITTA Gould, 1833.
44
Dendrocitta rufa Key to Subspecies.
45
Indian Tree-Pie (Dendrocitta rufa rufa)
46
Bengal Tree-Pie (Dendrocitta rufa vagabunda)
47
Chin Hills Tree-Pie (Dendrocitta rufa sclateri)
48
Burmese Tree-Pie (Dendrocitta rufa kinneari)
49
Tenasserim Tree-Pie (Dendrocitta rufa saturatior)
50
Southern Tree-Pie (Dendrocitta leucogastra)
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