Demoiselle Crane

   The demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) is a Winter visitor commonly found throughout Northern India, as far as Mysore in South. It is a little greyish crane with a black head and neck and prominent white ear tufts behind the eyes. They arrive in large flocks in about October and return by the end of March. They inhabit open, cultivated country and feed mostly on the tender shoots of wheat, grains and other crops in large flocks. During the heat of the day they retire to rest on the sandbanks of rivers. They fly in broad, V-shaped formations with their necks and legs stretched out. Their call consists of a loud, musical, trumpeting note.

Jungle Fowl

   The grey jungle fowl (Gallus sonneratii) is greyish, with and a metallic black, and sickle-shaped tail. This species occurs throughout Southern and Western India in hilly and well-wooded country. It is generally found singly or in small parties in forest and scrub jungles and comes out to feed only in the early morning and late evenings and remains hiding away in thick cover during the heat of the day. It feeds on grains, seeds, insects, grubs, small fruits, berries, tender shoots and roots.

    Plover has heavier and stouter bills. The plumage is some what rough and stiff. The three front toes are short and stout and are united by an incipient web at the base; the hind toe is absent. These birds are more or less nocturnal in their habits. It is found throughout India and inhabits mostly dry areas and wide, open country.