Book Title: Mriga Pakshi Shastra
Author(s): Hamsadeva, M Sundaracharya
Publisher: V Krishnaswamy

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________________ reduced in summer. Their eyes would become red in the mid-day. They do not eat much food. They would always be accomanying their female ones owing to heavy passion. Some of these birds have red dots on their bodies. [2nd variety of BLUE JAYS] (KIKIDIVI) This kind of blue-jay always produce Ki-Ki cry. Hence they are called Ki-Ki-Divi. Their bodies are blue in colour. except their heads, breasts and ends of wings of whitish colour. They are very smooth bodied birds. They are very swift in the sky. Though they are separate and single at other times, they would fly collectively in mornings and evenings. They would be sitting by the side of water-pots if they happen to be in houses and by the bunds of the tank or rivers if they be in forests. Tae corners of their eyes are either yellowish in colour or of various coloured dots. They eat good flesh, milk and curd etc. The people, in general, are very happy when they happen to play or be with the parrots, blue jays and Shakora birds. The female birds, too, resemble the male blue-jays in all respects. Their utmost age is 3 years. Owing to good nature and creed they are called Rajasa Uttama or Superior in 2nd class. FEOR 32nd GROUP. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF COCKS. There are 4 varieties of cocks. They, generally, live in villages -119

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