VIII. RED
1. Birds with red in plumage, or having red wattles or red skin on head
(a) Bright red
1. The Red-vented Bulbuls ([15]-[18]). 2. The Red-whiskered Bulbuls ([20] and [21]). 3. The Minivets* ([39]-[41]). 4. The Bank Myna ([53]). 5. The Indian Redstart* ([65]). 6. The Indian Robins ([66] and [67]). 7. The Amadavat* ([79]). 8. (Cock) Common Rose-Finch ([80]). 9. The Purple-rumped Sunbird ([108]). (Back dull crimson.) 10. The Pitta ([109]). 11. (Cock) Yellow-fronted Pied Woodpecker ([110]). 12. Golden-backed Woodpecker ([111]). 13. The Crimson-breasted Barbet ([114]). 14. The Green Parrots ([131]-[133]). 15. The Black Vulture ([141]). 16. The Purple Coot ([175]). (Red shield on forehead.) 17. The Common Crane ([177]). (Red patch across back of head.) 18. The Sarus ([178]). (Red—not very bright—head and neck.) 19. The Red-wattled Lapwing ([183]). 20. The Black Curlew ([213]). (Back of head red.) 21. The Flamingo ([226]). (White and cerise.)
* These birds are conspicuously red.
(b) Dull red (chestnut, bay, or maroon)
1. The Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch ([23]). 2. The Bay- and Rufous-backed Shrikes ([35] and [36]). 3. The Shama ([69]). 4. The Chestnut-bellied Munia ([75]). 5. The Red-headed Bunting ([85]). 6. The Swallows ([88]-[90]). 7. The Rufous-tailed Finch-Lark ([104]). 8. The Common Kingfisher ([119]). 9. The Crow-Pheasant ([131]). 10. The Brahminy Kite ([151]). 11. The Red-headed Merlin ([161]). 12. The Kestrel ([162]). 13. (Cock) Red Turtle Dove ([169]). 14. The White-breasted Water-hen ([174]). 15. The Bronze-winged Jaçana ([181]). 16. The Ruddy Sheldrake ([229]). (The red is very yellowish.) 17. The Shoveller ([230]). 18. The Indian Little Grebe ([231]).
2. Red crest
The Woodpeckers ([110] and [111]).
3. Red-legged birds
1. The Coppersmith ([114]). 2. The Common Kingfisher ([119]). 3. The White-breasted Kingfisher ([120]). 4. The Indian Blue Rock Pigeon ([165]). 5. The Doves ([166]-[168]). 6. The Partridges ([172] and [173]). (Dull brownish red.) 7. The Purple Coot ([175]). 8. The Sarus ([178]). 9. The Black-winged Stilt ([187]). 10. The Laughing Gull ([196]). 11. The Brown-headed Gull ([197]). 12. The Whiskered Tern ([200]). 13. The Indian River Tern ([203]). 14. The Black-bellied Tern ([204]). (Orange red.) 15. The Indian Skimmer ([206]). 16. The Black Ibis ([213]). 17. The Storks ([216]-[218]). 18. The Common Flamingo ([226]). (Deep pink.) 19. The Grey-lag Goose. (Dirty pinkish red.) 20. The Shoveller ([230]). (Yellowish red.)
4. Red patch of feathers under the tail, birds with
1. The Red-vented Bulbuls ([15]-[18]). 2. The Red-whiskered Bulbuls ([20] and [21]). 3. The Indian Robins ([66] and [67]). 4. The Indian Pitta ([109]). 5. The White-breasted Water-hen ([174]).
5. Red patch of feathers on shoulder, birds with
1. The Alexandrine Paroquet ([131]). 2. The Blossom-headed Paroquet ([133]).
6. Red patch of skin on side of head, birds with
1. The Bank Myna ([53]). 2. The Red-wattled Lapwing ([183]).
7. Red and black
(Vide [Black and red].)