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Indian Wren- Warbler (466), Prinia inornata.. — Resident. 



Black-headed Shrike (475), Lanius nigriceps. — Very common and the one 



resident Shrike in the plains. 

 Grey-backed Shrike (477), Lanius tephronotus. — A common winter visitor to 



the plains. 

 Pale-brown Shrike (479), Lanius isabellinus. — Sparingly distributed in the 



plains during the winter. 

 Brown Shrike (481), Lanius cristatus. — A common winter visitor to the 



plains. 

 Black-backed Pied Shrike (484), Hemipus picatus. — -Resident, but not often 



met with. It moves about in small parties keeping to forest. 

 Nepal Wood-Shrike (486), Tephrodornis pelvicus. — Probably a resident species 



even in the plains. It keeps to large flocks in the winter which break 



up into pairs in April and May. O'Donel has noted stray pairs in June, 



8 miles from the hills. 

 Common Wood-Shrike (488), Tephrodornis pondicerianus — Common and resi- 

 dent. 

 Indian Scarlet Minivet (490), Pericrocotus speciosus. — -Common in the hills 



and foot-hills and their immediate base and moving well into the plains 



in the winter. 

 Short-billed Minivet (495), Pericrocotus brevirostris. — Not at all uncommon. 



Several were shot at Rajabhatkhavva in February. 

 Yellow-throated Minivet (498), Pericrocotus Solaris. — Rather uncommon, but 



resident in the hills and plains. 

 Rosy Minivet (499), Pericrocotus roseus. — Resident and fairly common in 



the hills and plains. 

 Small Minivet (500), Pericrocotus peregrinus. — Resident and common every- 

 where. 

 Dark-grey Cuckoo Shrike (505), Campophaga melanoschista. — Fairly common 



and resident in the plains, but less so during the winter when some birds 



move southwards. Breeds in the plains and the hills during June and 



July ; the song at this season is a clear whistle like " ttveet, ttveet, teeor." 

 Black-headed Cuckoo-Shrike (508), Campophaga sykesi. — Uncommon and 



only noted in summer. 

 Large Cuckoo-Shrike (510), Graucalus macii. — Kesident and common. 

 Ashy Swallow-Shrike (512), Artamus fuscus. — Common and resident. O'Donel 



has noted birds during every month of the year. 

 Burmese Black-naped Oriole (515), Oriolus tenuirostris. — Rather rare ; so far 



we have only noted it during the winter, but Mr. Primrose shot one at 



Lankapara in August. 

 Indian Black-headed Oriole (521), Oriolus luteolus. — Resident and common. 

 Maroon Oriole (522), Oriolus trailii. — Resident and common. It extends 



well in to the plains keeping to heavy forest. 

 Indian Grackle (524), Eulabes intermedia. — Resident. Common in the hills 



and foot-hills. 

 Common Indian Starling (532), Sturnxis menzbieri. — Occasionally seen in the 



cold weather. 

 Grey-headed Myna (538), Sturnia malabarica. — Resident and the commonest 



Myna in the district. 

 Common Myna (549), Acridotheres tristis. — Common and resident. 

 Bank Myna (551), Acridotheres ginginianus. — Found in the banks of some of 



the rivers. 

 Jungle Myna (552). Mthiopsar fuscus. — Common and resident. 

 Pied Myna (555), Stumopastor contra. — Fairly common and resident. 

 Sooty Flycatcher (558), Hemichelidon sibirica. — A not uncommon visitor to 



the plains. 

 Orange-gorgetted Flycatcher (560), Siphia strophiata. — Shot at Buxa. 

 European Red-breasted Flycatcher (561), Siphia parva. — A winter visitor 

 to the plains. 



