1. The Indian Tree-pie ([5]). 2. The King Crow ([25]). 3. The White-bellied Drongo ([26]). 4. The Larger Racket-tailed Drongo ([27]). 5. The Tailor Bird (cock in breeding plumage when the two middle feathers are prolonged as two bristles) ([28]). 6. The Paradise Flycatcher (cock only) ([57]). 7. The Shama ([69]). 8. The Wire-tailed Swallow (two of the tail feathers are prolonged beyond the others and look like wires. These frequently get broken off) ([89]). 9. The Common Indian Bee-eater (the two median tail feathers are prolonged as bristles) ([116]). 10. The Blue-tailed Bee-eater (the two median tail feathers are prolonged as bristles) ([117]). 11. The Hornbills ([121] and [122]). 12. The Cuckoos ([128]-[130]). 13. The Crow-pheasant ([131]). 14. The Large Indian Paroquet ([132]). 15. The Rose-ringed Paroquet ([133]). 16. The Western Blossom-headed Paroquet ([134]). 17. The Peacock ([170]). In this species it is not the tail, but the upper tail coverts which are elongated. 18. The Pheasant-tailed Jaçana (in breeding plumage) ([182]). 19. Terns ([202]-[204]).
3. Birds with a very short tail
1. The Nuthatches ([23] and [24]). 2. The Munias ([74]-[79]). (Fairly short). 3. The Ashy-crowned Finch-Lark ([105]). 4. The Indian Pitta ([109]). 5. The Woodpeckers ([110] and [111]). (Fairly short.) 6. The Barbets ([113] and [114]). 7. The Kingfishers ([118]-[120]). 8. The Common Indian Swift ([124]). 9. The Spotted Owlet ([135]). 10. The Scops Owl ([138]). 11. The Vultures ([140]-[142]). (Fairly short.) 12. The Common Quail ([171]). 13. The Partridges ([172] and [173]). 14. The White-breasted Water-hen ([174]). 15. The Purple Coot ([175]). 16. The Coot ([176]). 17. The Plovers ([185] and [186]). 18. The Avocet ([188]). 19. The Black-tailed Godwit ([191]). 20. The Sandpipers ([192]-[194]). 21. The Little Stint ([195]). 22. The Pelicans ([207] and [208]). 23. The Cormorants ([209]-[211]). 24. The Ibises ([212]-[214]). 25. The Spoonbill ([215]). 26. The Egrets ([223]). 27. The Paddy Bird ([224]). 28. The Night Heron ([225]). 29. The Common Flamingo ([226]). 30. The Geese ([227] and [228]). 31. The Ducks ([229] and [230]). 32. The Little Grebe ([231]). (No tail at all.)
4. Birds in which a part of the tail feathers are prolonged beyond the rest as bristles
(a) Median pair prolonged
1. (Cock) Tailor Bird (in hot weather). 2. The Bee-eaters ([116] and [117]).
(b) Outer pair prolonged
1. The Larger Racket-tailed Drongo ([27]). (The web reappears at the tip, so as to form a disc at the terminal part of the feather.) 2. The Wire-tailed Swallow.