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black-wings. They have short-bodies and long beaks. Their featherg aro very rough. They are very swift and pounce upon any other birds, suddenly, at vights. They would search for their prey, flying in circles at nights. They are very impatient and are not, easily, capturahle. They are dull and foolish-natured birds, producing bad smell.
They are very ungrateful.
[3rd variety of KAUSIKA BIRDS]
(DIVA-BHETA)
These kinds of Kausika birds are iuuch afraid of day time. Ilence they are called Diva-Bheta and they are sinful birds. They are grey in colour, very tall having stout-bodies and broad-wings. They soar high, in the sky. They would injure the quiet-going birds. They eat flesh of bad odour. They catch, hold of the hair and attackall the birds and people at nights. They are very deceitful. As inoon. keys, these also do spoil all the birds and eggs, during night times. They sleep even in day times for a little while. They are of low breed and less passionate.
[4th variety of KAUSIKA BIRDS]
NISATANA
Tbis kind of Kausika bird has small body, short-tail, short
leg, very long heak and a very sharp-nail. They are very stout. They cry very often “Ghoo-Ghoo". They are very fond of eating flesh. There is much bad smell in them. They are very swift and strong to kill all the birds at nights by searching them from tree to tree. They
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