'Philippine Shrike' - Lanius cristatus licionensis, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'Common Kingfisher' - Alcedo atthis, Aswaththe, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'White-bellied Drongo' - Dicrurus caerulescens, Rathnapura, Sri Lanka.

Picture by Dr.Charaka Wickremasinghe.

Open-bills, Grey Heron and Egret, Amithirigala, Sri Lanka.

'Brown-headed Barbet' - Megalaima zeylanica, Rathnapura, Sri Lanka.

The 'Barbet' relishes the unripe berries of the black pepper tree as you see in this picture.

Pictures taken by Dr.Charaka Wickremasinghe.

'Red-wattled Lapwing' - Vanellus indicus, Thihariya, Sri Lanka.

Domestic Fowl, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

So much of imported strains and interbreeding producing these results.

'Oriental Magpie Robin' - Copsychus saularis, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

A very common bird. This bird is the first to start singing at dawn. It has quite a few variations in tune in its singing. 'Polkichchaa' - S, 'Karikkuruvi' - T.