| BIRDS 
      SEEN IN SRI LANKA, DECEMBER 1993  | 
     
      
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    | We saw many more birds than 
      these but, without a field guide for the country, we were unable to identify 
      them. Many species found in India are also present here. | 
  
   
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    | alexandrine parakeet | 
    house sparrow | 
    pheasant-tailed jacana | 
  
   
    | black drongo | 
    house swift | 
    purple heron | 
  
   
    | blue rock pigeon | 
    Indian pipit | 
    purple sunbird | 
  
   
    | cattle egret | 
    Indian roller | 
    red vented bulbul | 
  
   
    | Ceylon black robin | 
    Indian shag | 
    red wattled lapwing | 
  
   
    | cliff swallow | 
    intermediate egret | 
    spotted dove | 
  
   
    | common myna | 
    Jerdon's leafbird | 
    spot billed pelican | 
  
   
    | common swallow | 
    jungle babbler | 
    tailorbird | 
  
   
    | coucal | 
    jungle crow | 
    velvet fronted nuthatch | 
  
   
    | crag martin | 
    little egret | 
    white ibis | 
  
   
    | crimson breasted barbet | 
    little tern | 
    white breasted kingfisher | 
  
   
    | dabchick | 
    magpie robin | 
    white breasted waterhen | 
  
   
    | grey tit | 
    paddy bird | 
    white necked stork | 
  
   
    | grey wagtail | 
    Pallas' fish eagle | 
    yellow fronted barbet | 
  
   
    | house crow | 
    palm swift | 
    TOTAL: 44 | 
  
   
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