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Streaked Weaver Bird(Ploceus manyar)
Sub-family .. Estrildinae
Red Munia(Estrilda amandava)
Green Munia(Estrilda formosa)
Whitethroated Munia(Lonchura malabarica)
Whitebacked Munia(Lonchura striata)
Spotted Munia(Lonchura punctulata)
Blackheaded Munia(Lonchura malacca)
Family .. Fringillidae
Sub-family .. Carduelinae
Common Rosefinch(Carpodacus erythrinus)
Family .. Emberizidae
Blackheaded Bunting(Emberiza
melanocephala)
Redheaded Bunting(Emberiza bruniceps)
Greynecked Bunting(Emberiza buchanani)
Crested Bunting(Melophus lathami)
SHORT NOTES ON BIRDSUNDER19 ORDERS
(1)OrderPodicipediformes.—The Order Podicipediformes comprises
several species of diving birds known as Grebes which have an almost
world-wide distribution. In India we have only one genus comprising 3
species, of which 2 are found in Maharashtra. The rare migratory
Blackneeked Grebe(Podiceps nigricollis)has been once observed near
Poona, and the non-migratory species, the Little Grebe(Podiceps
ruficollis)is common everywhere in the ponds and lakes of the State. The
Little Grebe is a fresh-water bird, and is the only bird to be seen very often
in a pond. It has a general duck-like appearance, but has a very short tail,
and a short tapering bill. The feet are not webbed, but each toe is shaped
like a leaf which helps the bird to propel itself through water. They breed
during the monsoon, and build their nests on floating vegetation. Because
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