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Agni Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 5 · Omens
शकुनानि
शतघ्नचटकश्यामचास(ष)श्येनकपिञ्जलाः ।तित्तिरिः शतपत्रश्च कपोतश्च तथा त्रयः ॥ १५ ॥
In the full Agni Purana this is chapter 231, verse 15.
Shataghna, sparrow, shyama bird, Indian roller, hawk, francolin, partridge, woodpecker, and the three kinds of pigeon.
Simple meaning: Sparrows, Indian rollers, hawks, francolins, partridges, woodpeckers and pigeons are day-movers.
खञ्जरीटकदात्यूहशुकराजीवकुक्कुटाः ।
Wagtails, moorhens, parrots, cocks and crow-pheasants are day-movers.
वागुर्युलूकशरभक्रौञ्चाः शशककच्छपाः ।
Owls, cranes, hares, tortoises and foxes are said to move at night.
हंसाश्च मृगमार्जारनकुलर्क्षभुजंगमाः ।
Swans, deer, cats, mongooses, bears, snakes, dogs, lions, tigers and men move day and night.