मृगपक्षी-शास्त्र (हंसदेव - १३वीं शती का अमर भारतीय वन्यजीव, पक्षी एवं प्राणि-विज्ञान)

There will be some other colour or dots on the ends of their tails
and wings. They have small beaks. They are fond of eating powdered
rice and food etc. They often swim and play in water. They are fond
of living with people. They sing at times pleasantly. They follow
the female crows often wherever they go, owing to extreme passion
They join their comrades at the time of fear and danger. They are
grateful to masters and fond of hearing sweet words. They are very
smooth bodied and easily trainable.
[11th variety of CROWS]
(DRONAKAKA-RAVEN)
This variety of crow is long bodied and jet black in colour.
They are called Dronakaka. They have very long beaks, legs and broad
wings and very rough feathers. They have small white dots on their
bodies. They have sharp nails. They live always in forests. They are
not easily obtainable. They do not like the scent of human beings.
They are fond of eating flesh and their cry is very unplesant. They
attack other birds unnecessarily. At times, they quarrel themselves.
They do not take much food. They have cruel-mind. They have no
fear when they are in groups.
[12th variety of CROWS]
(KAKOLA)
This variety of crow lives in mountains and at the foot of
the mountains. Their cry is very harsh. They are jet black. They
kill all the birds in the nests in the vicinity of their own nests. Their rear
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