VI. FEEDING HABITS
1. Birds which feed largely on the ground
1. The Crows ([1]-[4]). (These are omnivorous, and feed anywhere and everywhere.) 2. The Babblers ([6]-[9]). 3. The Malabar Whistling Thrush ([11]). 4. The Shrikes ([34]-[37]). (Descend from perch to ground, seize their quarry, and return to perch and devour it.) 5. The Mynas ([51]-[54]). 6. The Bush Chats ([61]-[63]). 7. The Brown Rock Chats ([64]). 8. The Indian Redstart ([65]). 9. The Indian Robins ([66] and [67]). 10. The Magpie Robin ([68]). 11. The Munias ([74]-[79]). 12. The Wagtails ([91]-[94]). 13. The Pipits ([95]-[96]). 14. The Larks ([97]-[105]). 15. The Indian Pitta ([109]). 16. The Indian Roller ([115]). (Descends from perch to ground and seizes its quarry and then returns to perch.) 17. The Hoopoe ([123]). 18. The Crow-Pheasant ([131]). 19. The Vultures ([141]-[145]). 20. The Common Kite ([152]). (Drops from the air and seizes its food in its talons.) 21. The White-eyed Buzzard ([147]). (Swoops down from a perch on to a lizard, etc.) 22. The Harriers ([153]-[157]). (Fly low and drop on to their prey.) 23. The Kestrel ([162]). (Hovers on rapidly vibrating wings and drops on to its prey.) 24. The Blue Rock Pigeon ([165]). 25. The Doves ([166]-[169]). 26. All game and wading birds (except those that take their food off water).
2. Birds that run up and down the trunks of trees, on which they find their food
1. The Nuthatches ([23] and [24]). 2. The Woodpeckers ([110] and [111]). 3. The Common Wryneck ([112]).
3. Birds that feed largely on insects which they pick off the foliage, sometimes hovering on vibrating wings in order to secure their quarry
1. The Indian White-eye ([12]). (Frequents trees.) 2. The Tailor Bird ([28]). (Frequents bushes.) 3. The Warblers ([29]-[32]). (Frequent bushes.) 4. The Common Woodshrike ([38]). (Frequents trees). 5. The Minivets ([39]-[41]). (Frequent trees.) 6. The Cuckoo-Shrikes ([42] and [43]). (Frequent trees.) 7. The Sunbirds ([106]-[108]). (Frequent bushes.)
4. Birds which feed on insects which they catch in the air by making little sallies from a perch
1. The Drongos ([25] and [26]). 2. The Flycatchers ([55] and [60]). 3. The Bee-eaters ([116] and [117]).
5. Birds which either catch fish or take their food off the surface of water
1. The Kingfishers ([118]-[120]). 2. The Osprey ([140]). 3. The Fishing Eagles ([148]-[150]). 4. The Brahminy Kite ([151]). 5. The Gulls ([196]-[199]). 6. The Terns ([200]-[205]). 7. The Indian Skimmer ([206]). 8. The Pelicans ([207] and [208]). 9. The Cormorants ([209]-[211]).