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527 Cf. Ca.Sū.27.47 (vartiraka); A.h.Sū.6.44; A.s.Sū.7.67. 528 Cf. Ca.Sū.27.48. P. Rāy et al. (1980): Coturnix sylvatica, the bush quail. 529 Cf. Ca.Sū.27.48. P. Rāy et al. (1980): Turnix indica, the Indian button quail. 530 Absent from the Carakasaṃhitā, A.h. and A.s. See Dalhaṇa's description of the bird. P. Rāy et al. (1980): a species of sparrow. K.N. Dave (1985: 170–171, 268): the nightjar. See on the Indian nightjars, which belong to the Caprimulgidae: S. Ali and S.D. Ripley 4, 4–25. 531 Cf. Ca.Sū.27.47. P. Rāy et al. (1980): Perdicula asiatica, the jungle bush quail. 532 Cf. Ca.Sū.27.47. P. Rāy et al. (1980): Perdix rufa, the Greek pheasant. 533 Cf. Ca.Sū.27.52. See Dalhaṇa on various identifications. P. Rāy et al. (1980): Passer domesticus, the house sparrow. 534 The peacock. Cf. Ca.Sū.27.48 (barhin). 535 Cf. Ca.Sū.27.49. See Dalhaṇa's comments. P. Rāy et al. (1980): Perdix sylvatica, a kind of partridge. 536 Cf. Ca.Sū.27.48. Cf. Ca.Sū.27.49 (a kind of krakara (Perdix sylvatica). 537 Cf. Ca.Sū.27.48. MW: a wild cock (Phasianus gallus). PW: (a wild) cock. P. Rāy et al. (1980): Phasianus gallus, the wild fowl. S. Ali and S.D. Ripley (1983) do not describe Phasianus gallus. The Indian red junglefowl (Gallus gallus murghi Robinson et Kloss) is probably meant (see S. Ali and S.D. Ripley 2, 102–106). 538 Cf. Ca.Sū.27.52. P. Rāy et al. (1980): Cuculus melanoleucus. S. Ali and S.D. Ripley (1983) do not describe Cuculus melanoleucus, but the Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus micropterus Gould) may be meant (see S. Ali and S.D. Ripley 3, 204–207). K.N. Dave (1985: 328–329) regards the little bustard as Suśruta's śāraṅga. See on Otis tetrax orientalis Hartert, the Eastern little bustard: S. Ali and S.D. Ripley 2, 187–188. 539 Cf. Ca.Sū.27.50. Compare the śatapattraka of Su.Sū.46.67. P. Rāy et al. (1980): Picus martius, the black wood-pecker. Compare MW and PW. 540 Absent from the Carakasaṃhitā, A.h. and A.S. MW and PW: a bird resembling a partridge. P. Rāy et al. (1980): idem. K.N. Dave (1985: 283) regards it as probable that the kayah or swamp partridge is the kutittiri. See on Francolinus gularis (Temminck), the swamp partridge or kyah: S. Ali and S.D. Ripley 2, 33–35. 541 Absent from the Carakasaṃhitā. Compare the kurubāhu of A.h.Sū.6.44 (see Hemādri's description of the bird) and rurubāhava of A.s.Sū.7.67. P. Rāy et al. (1980): a species of wild fowl. K.N. Dave (1985: 28–29) regards kurubāhu as a name for the rufousnecked and the slatyheaded scimitar babblers. See on the subspecies of these two birds, Pomatorhinus ruficollis Hodgson and P. schisticeps Hodgson: S. Ali and S.D. Ripley 6, 138–141 and 129–133. 542 Absent from the Carakasaṃhitā. K.N. Dave (1985: 275) identifies this bird as Lophura leucomelana hamiltonii (J.E. Gray), the whitecrested Kalij pheasant (see S. Ali and S.D. Ripley 2, 94–97). 543 Cf. Ca.Sū.27.52. P. Rāy et al. (1980): Columba palumbus, the wood pigeon. 544 Cf. Ca.Sū.27.52. P. Rāy et al. (1980): Columba livia intermedia Strickl. see on Columba livia intermedia Strickland, the Indian blue rock pigeon: S. Ali and S.D. Ripley 3, 125–127. 545 Cf. Ca.Sū.27.50. MW: the fork-tailed shrike. PW: unidentified. P. Rāy et al. (1980): Dicrurus indicus, the fork-tailed shrike. S. Ali and S.D. Ripley (5, 113–143) do not describe Dicrurus indicus among the many Indian drongos, which belong to the genus Dicrurus, but the North Indian black drongo or the Indian grey drongo (see S. Ali and S.D. Ripley 5, 114–117, 119–121), which have forked tails, may be meant.