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

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 mor-
nings 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.
32nd GROUP.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF COCKS.
There are 4 varieties of cocks. They, generally, live in villages
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