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Agni Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 5 · Omens
शकुनानि
मार्जारकुक्कुटौ ग्राम्यौ तौ चैव वनगोचरौ ।तयोर्भवति विज्ञानं नित्यं वै रूपभेदतः ॥ १३ ॥
In the full Agni Purana this is chapter 231, verse 13.
The cat and the cock are village animals, and they are also forest animals. They are always known apart by the difference of their form.
Simple meaning: The cat and the cock are village and forest creatures. Tell them apart by their form.
गोकर्णशिखिचक्राह्वखरहारीतवायसाः ।
Peacocks, crows, hawks, jackals, wagtails and monkeys are among the day-moving creatures.
शतघ्नचटकश्यामचास(ष)श्येनकपिञ्जलाः ।
Sparrows, Indian rollers, hawks, francolins, partridges, woodpeckers and pigeons are day-movers.
खञ्जरीटकदात्यूहशुकराजीवकुक्कुटाः ।
Wagtails, moorhens, parrots, cocks and crow-pheasants are day-movers.