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

red, or brown in colour. They can speak a few words when trained
well. They are very calm-natured birds. They fly to a great distance
both in mornings and evenings with their group. They are clever and
easily trainable. They are ever happy. They are very stout and strong
in Spring season. They never seperates from their female birds
owing to extreme passion. They are not impatient.
KUKKUBHA BIRDS.
They are brown coloured and stout bodied birds. They have long
tails, lean legs and broad wings. They are calm-natured and beautiful
ones to look at. They are easily trainable and can play in various
ways with pleasant cry. They increase passion to young human couples.
LAVA BIRDS.
They are white-bodied and black-winged or black bodied and
white-winged ones. They are always with combination of any two
colours in their bodies and wings. They are smooth and calm natured.
During mid-day their bodies fade and they sleep for some time. They
are much passionate and are always with their female birds. They are
afraid of thunder and their cry is cheerful.
KOYASHTI BIRDS.
There is white colour on the upper portion of their bodies and
black on the lower portion or black on the upper portion and white
on the lower, or red on the upper and white on the lower. They are
called Koyashti birds. They are calm natured and grateful ones.
Their cry is pleasant. They fly in the air with their comrades and play
in various modes. They are stout in spring season and are always with
their female birds.
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