Chap. VIII Birds
Their numbers 241
Songsters 241
Hornbills, the “bird with two heads” 242
Pea fowl 244
Sea birds, their number 245
I. Accipitres.—Eagles 245
Falcons and hawks 246
Owls—the devil bird 247
II. Passeres.—Swallows 248
Kingfishers—sunbirds 249
The cotton-thief 250
Bul-bul—tailor bird—and weaver 251
The mountain jay 253
Crows, anecdotes of 253
III. Scansores.—Parroquets 256
IV. Columbidæ.—Pigeons 257
V. Gallinæ.—Jungle-fowl 259
VI. Grallæ.—Ibis, stork, &c. 260
VII. Anseres.—Flamingoes 261
Pelicans 262
Strange scene 263
Game—Partridges, &c. 265
List of Ceylon birds 265
List of birds peculiar to Ceylon 269