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5. Chinese White-breasted Waterhen 6. Moorhen 7. Bronze-winged Jacana 8. Coot 9. Masked Finfoot 10. Kora or Water-cock 1. Wigeon 2. Gadwall 3. Common Teal 4. Pintail 5. White-eyed Pochard 6. Tufted Duck ( xxiv ) 7. Garganey 8. Shoveller 9. Greater Crested Crebe 10 Little Grebe PLATE XII Plates I to VI placed immediately after Chapter 50; Plates VII To XII immediately after Chapter 60 5 6 7 8 9 10 Fig. 1 2 3 4 5 9 10 समीक्षध्वं महारण्य दर्श बहुमृगद्विजम् । [Do please observe well the area full of wild animals and birds in this great forest.] इदं च रमणीयं ते प्रतिभाति वनस्पते । इमे विहगास्तात! रमन्ते मुदितास्त्वयि ॥ एषां पृथक् समस्तानां श्रूयते मधुरः स्वरः । पुष्पसंमोदने काले वाशतां सुमनोहरम् ॥ MBh 12.150. 14-15 [This magnificent picture of thine is very charming indeed, O Lord of the forest, when these birds are happily enjoying themselves upon trees, O dear! and their sweet musical notes are distinctly heard as they sing beautifully during the season of fragrant flowers (the Spring).]