Lapwings, plovers - Charadriidae
|
|
108
|
Curlews, sandpipers, snipe -Scolopacidae
|
|
124
|
Stilts, avocets - Recutvirostridae
|
|
125
|
Phalaropes - Phalaropidae
|
|
125
|
Thick-knees - Burhinidae
|
|
126
|
Pratincoles - Glareolidae
|
|
127
|
Gulls, terns - Laridae
|
|
134
|
Pigeons, doves - Columbidae
|
|
145
|
Parrots - Psittacidae
|
|
150
|
Cuckoos - Cuculidae
|
|
159
|
Barn Owls - Tytonidae
|
|
160
|
Owls - Strigidae
|
|
165
|
Frogmouths - Batrochostomidae
|
|
168
|
Nightjars - Caprimulgidae
|
|
170
|
Swifts - Apodidae
|
|
173
|
Treeswifts - Hemiprocnidae
|
|
174
|
Trogons - Trogonidae
|
|
177
|
Kingfishers - Alcedinidae
|
|
184
|
Bee-eaters - Meropidae
|
|
187
|
Rollers - Coraciidae
|
|
188
|
Hoopoe - Upupidae
|
|
189
|
Hornbills - Bucerotidae
|
|
196
|
Barbets - Megalaimidae
|
|
203
|
Honeyguides - Indicatoridae
|
|
204
|
Woodpeckers - Picidae
|
|
PASSERINES:
|
|
215
|
Broadbills - Eurylaimidae
|
|
218
|
Pittas - Pittidae
|
|
223
|
Larks - Alaudidae
|
|
224
|
Swallows - Hirundinidae
|
|
226
|
Cuckoo-shrikes, minivets
|
|
230
|
Ioras, leafbirds - Chloropseidae
|
|
234
|
Bulbuls - Pycnonotidae
|
|
249
|
Drongos - Dicruridae
|
|
253
|
Orioles - Oriolidae
|
|
255
|
Fairy Bluebirds - Irenidae
|
|
255
|
Crows, jays, magpies - Corvidae
|
|
260
|
Tits - Paridae
|
|
263
|
Nuthatches - Sittidae
|
|
264
|
Treecreepers - Certhiidae
|
|
264
|
Philippine Creepers - Rhabdornithidae
|
|
265
|
Babblers - Timaliidae
|
|
294
|
Thrashes - Turdidae
|
|
309
|
Warblers - Sylviidae
|
|
322
|
Flycatchers - Muscicapidae
|
|
333
|
Fantails - Rhipiduridae
|
|
335
|
Monarchs - Monarchidae
|
|
336
|
Whistlers, accentors -Pachycephalidae
|
|
338
|
Wagtails, pipits - Motacillidae
|
|
341
|
Wood-swallows - Artamidae
|
|
342
|
Shrikes - Laniidae
|
|
345
|
Starlings, mynas - Sturnidae
|
|
351
|
Sunbirds, spiderhunters - Nectariniidae
|
|
362
|
Flowerpeckers - Dicaeidae
|
|
366
|
White-eyes - Zosteropidae
|
|
368
|
Sparrows - Passeridae
|
|
369
|
Weavers - Ploceidae
|
|
371
|
Munias - Estrildidae
|
|
373
|
Finches - Fringillidae
|
|
375
|
Buntings - Emberizidae
|
|
376
|
GLOSSARY
|
|
379
|
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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|
382
|
FURTHER INFORMATION
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Female Great Hornbill feeding young inside
Acknowledgements
In January 1997 something unusual happened to me. I had dropped by to visit the local bird park on
