IX. WHITE
1. Birds of which the plumage is pure white
1. The Spoonbill ([215]). 2. The Egrets ([223]).
2. Birds in the plumage of which white largely predominates
1. (Cock) Paradise Flycatcher ([57]). (Black head and crest.) 2. The Black-winged Stilt ([187]). (Back and wings black in cock, brown in hen.) 3. The Avocet ([188]). (Several black markings.) 4. The Gulls ([196]-[199]). 5. The Terns ([200]-[205]). 6. The Dalmatian Pelican ([207]). (Some black in wings.) 7. The White Ibis ([212]). (Black head and neck; long curved bill.) 8. The White Stork ([216]). (Black in wings; red legs.) 9. The Black-necked Stork ([218]). (Black in wings; head, neck, and shoulders black; legs red.) 10. The Painted Stork ([220]). (Black wings and bar across breast; legs brown.) 11. The Open-bill ([221]). (Dirty white, with black on wings, shoulders, and tail.) 12. The Common Flamingo ([226]). (Some cerise in the plumage.)
3. Dull-coloured bird whose wings appear all white when flying
The Pond Heron ([224]).
4. White bar in wing, birds with
1. The Grey, Bay- and Rufous-backed Shrikes ([34]-[36]). 2. The Grackles ([46] and [47]). 3. The Common Myna ([52]). 4. The Pied Bush Chats ([61] and [62]). 5. (Cock) Indian Robins ([66] and [67]). 6. The Magpie Robin ([68]). 7. The Large Pied Wagtail ([92]). 8. The Indian Pitta ([109]). 9. The White-breasted Kingfisher ([120]). 10. The Pied-crested Cuckoo ([129]). 11. The Red- and Yellow-wattled Lapwings ([183] and [184]). 12. The Common Sandpiper ([192]). (Very narrow white bar.)
5. Two white bars in wing, birds with
1. The Iora ([13]). 2. (Hen) Rose-Finch ([80]).
6. White cheeks, birds with
1. The White-eared Bulbul ([19]). 2. The Red-whiskered Bulbuls ([20] and [21]). (Also a small patch of crimson feathers on cheeks.) 3. The Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch ([23]). 4. The Pied Myna ([54]). 5. The Indian Bush Chat ([63]). (The patch in this species is on the sides of the neck, not on the cheeks.) 6. (Cock) Sparrow ([82]). 7. The Ashy-crowned Finch-Lark ([105]). 8. The Golden-backed Woodpecker ([111]). (The white on the cheeks is intersected by a number of thin black lines.) 9. The Black Partridge ([172]). 10. The Common Crane ([177]). (In this species the white runs down each side of the long neck.) 11. The Red-wattled Lapwing ([183]). (Here a white band runs from eye down the neck.) 12. The Yellow-wattled Lapwing ([184]). (Here a white band runs from eye to eye round the back of the head.)
7. Ring of white feathers round eye
1. The Indian White-eye ([12]). 2. The Brown Flycatcher ([55]). (Ring not very conspicuous.) 3. The Grey-necked Bunting ([83]). (Ring not very conspicuous.)
8. White and black
(Vide [Black and white].)
9. White, black, and blue
(Vide [Black, blue, and white].)
10. White, black, and brown
(Vide [Black, brown, and white].)
11. White, black, and chestnut
(Vide [Black, chestnut, and white].)
12. White, grey, and black
(Vide [Black, grey, and white].)
13. White, pink, black
(Vide [Black, pink, and white].)