II. BLUE
Birds with blue in their plumage
(a) Bright blue
1. The Common Green Bulbul ([14]). (Bright green bird with blue moustache.) 2. The Indian Pitta ([109]). 3. The Indian Roller or “Blue Jay” ([115]). (Wings and tail composed of light and dark blue bars.) 4. The Common Indian Bee-eater ([116]). (A green bird with turquoise throat, black streak through eye, and two long bristle-like feathers in tail.) 5. The Blue-tailed Bee-eater ([117]). 6. The Common Kingfisher ([119]). 7. The White-breasted Kingfisher ([120]). 8. The Green Parrots ([132]-[134]). (Green birds with blue in their long tails.) 9. The Common Peafowl ([170]). 10. The Purple Coot ([175]). (A large purple-blue bird with red bill, legs, and frontal shield.)
(b) Dark blue
1. The Malabar Whistling Thrush ([11]). (A black bird with cobalt patches.) 2. The Nuthatches ([23] and [24]). (Little short-tailed birds which go about in small flocks and pick insects off the bark of trees.) 3. The Swallows ([88]-[90]). (Upper parts glossy, dark blue.) 4. The Indian Roller or “Blue Jay” ([115]). (Wings and tail composed of light and dark blue bars.)
(c) Slaty or greyish blue
The Indian Blue Rock Pigeon ([165]).
(d) Blue and black birds
(Vide [Black and blue birds].)