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| | Size of cage | Increment |
| *Mṛiga-nābhi-biḍāla* (musk cat) .. | 1—2 *hastas* | 3 *aṅgulas*. |
| *Śuka* (parrot) .. .. | 9—23 *aṅgulas*¹ | 2 ,, |
| *Chātaka* (rains-cuckoo or *cuculus melanoleucus*) .. .. | 7—23 ,, | 2 ,, |
| *Chakora* (partridge or *perdix rufa*) | 7—23 ,, | 2 ,, |
| *Marāla* (a crow-pheasant, a goose or duck) .. .. | 7—23 ,, | 2 ,, |
| *Pārāvata* (turtledove) .. | 7—23 ,, | 2 ,, |
| *Nīlakaṇṭha* (roller) .. | 25—73 ,, | 6 ,, |
| *Kuñjarīya* (ground-man) .. | 5—21 ,, | 2 ,, |
| *Khañjarīṭa* (wag-tail) .. | 7—23 ,, | 2 ,, |
| *Kukkuṭa* (cock) .. .. | 15—31 ,, | 2 ,, |
| *Kulāla* (*phasianus gallus*) .. | 15—31 ,, | 2 ,, |
| *Nakula* (mongoose, *viverra ichneumon*) .. .. | 11—27 ,, | 2 ,, |
| *Tittiri* (francolin partridge) .. | 7—23 ,, | 2 ,, |
| *Godhā(ra)* (alligator) .. | 9—25 ,, | 2 ,, |
| *Vyāghra* (tiger) .. .. | 1½—3½ *hastas* | 6 ,, |