ANATOMY OF BIRDS
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
MIGRATIONS OF BIRDS
CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS
LIZARD-TAILED BIRD
AMERICAN TOOTHED-BIRDS
THE OSTRICHES
THE RHEAS
EMEUS AND CASSOWARIES
THE TINAMOUS
THE KIWIS
THE PENGUINS
LOONS AND GREBES
ALBATROSSES & PETRELS
STORK-LIKE BIRDS
GOOSE-LIKE BIRDS
FALCON-LIKE BIRDS
FOWL-LIKE BIRDS
CRANE-LIKE BIRDS
PLOVER-LIKE BIRDS
CUCKOO-LIKE BIRDS
THE ROLLER-LIKE BIRDS
SPARROW-LIKE BIRDS
Birds and Birding's Guide to:
Watching THE ROLLER-LIKE BIRDS
THE ROLLERS AND THEIR ALLIES
THE HORNBILLS
Gray Hornbills
Closely allied to these, and by some included with them, are the three species of the genus Ocyceros, which inhabit the Indian peninsula and Ceylon; they are separated mainly on account of their more wedged-shaped tail.
The Common Gray Hornbill (0. birostris) is a small species about two feet long, light brownish gray above and white below, while the tail, which is eleven and a half inches long, is brownish with a broad subterminal band of black.
This little Hornbill, Mr. Blanford says,”is generally seen in small parties about open jungle, groves of trees, and gardens, but not in thick forests. It lives chiefly on fruit, but occasionally eats insects also. It has a harsh cry and an undulating flight, with alternate flappings and sailings.”The Malabar Gray Hornbill (0. griseus) of the Malabar coast is a shy forest species with more rapid and easy flight than the other, and also goes about in small flocks.
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