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

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________________ HARITA BIRDS. There is a combination of 3 or 4 colours on their bodies. They always live by the side of mountains crying pleassantly. They become stout in rainy season and their cry is long and loud. They play in various modes both in water and on land, in day time. They are easily capturable and trainable. They fade on account of hot Sun and they are afraid of hunting, big noises, rain and cold winds. There are many hundred of birds, bigger and smaller than sparrows, differing in colours, unture and qualities. CONCLUSION: All kinds of birds are said to be the ornaments of trees. The organs of male and female birds of any kind from Swan to Haritaones could not be easily seen by naked eye. The male and female birds could not easily be indentified. Their menstrual course could not be seen by human beings. But, everything could be seen and identifled of all animals previously mentioned. Unless people move very closely and minutely with all the animals and birds, they can not understand their nature, qualities, intercourse time, the method of cohabitation, various methods of lonely plays, bad and good temper, period of pregnancy, and signs of abhortion etc. Though all the animals and birds, are, naturally bad in temper, they could be turned as good ones by good training. The animels and birds which are good and friendly among themselves, should be grouped in one place and those which are bad enemical amongst themselves, in another place. They must be kept in palaces, gardens, halls, cages, and by the side of tanks and wells. The different kinds of food should be given 133

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