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Hodgson's Redstart (643), Buticilla hodgsoni. — An uncommon winter visitor 



to the plains ; usually keeping to the principal river beds. Inglis got 



one near a small stream at Nilpara. 

 Indian Redstart (644), Buticilla rufiventris. — Only noted in the plains during 



the upward migration in April and May. 

 Plumbeous Redstart (646), Bhyacornis fuliginosus . — A. common winter visitor 



to the plains. It usually keeps to the principal rivers, but Inglis got 



it in a small stream at Kuntimari some 17 or 18 miles from the hills. 

 Indian Blue-throat (647), Cyanecula suecica. — A winter visitor. 

 Common Ruby-throat (650), Calliope camtscJiatkensis . — A rather uncommon 



winter visitor. 

 Tibet Ruby-throat (652), Calliope tschebaiewi. — A very common winter visitor 



to the plains. 

 Red-flanked Bush Robin (654), lanthia rufilata. — Shot in the hills at Buxa 



early in March. 

 White-tailed Blue Robin (659), Notodela leucura. — Shot at Jamguri, 14 miles 



from the foot of the hills. 

 Magpie-Robin (663), Copsychus saularis. — Resident and very common. 

 The Shama (664), Cittocincla macrura. — Resident and common. 

 [Dusky Ouzel (674), Merula fuscata. — A specimen recorded from Bhutan 



Duars is considered by Oates to be M. atrigularis.l 

 Grey-winged Ouzel (676), Merula houlboul. — Common in the hills and also 



a common winter visitor to the plains. O'Donel has found it 20 miles 



from the foot-hills. 

 Black-throated Ouzel (677), Merula atrigularis. — A very common winter 



visitor to the plains. 

 Pied Ground-Thrush (683), Geocichla wardi. — Has been recorded from the 



Bhutan Duars. 

 Orange-headed Ground-Thrush (686), Geocichla citrina. — Fairly common and 



resident in the plains. 

 Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush (690), Petrophila erythrogastra. — A rate winter 



visitor to the plains and not seen further than 8 miles from the hills. 



It keeps to forest. 

 Eastern Blue Rock-Thrush (692), Petrophila solitaria. — Common winter 



visitor to the plains. It keeps a lot to river beds but, is also got in 



compounds ; nearly all the forest bungalows have one of these birds in 



the cold weather. 

 Western Blue Rock-Thrush (693), Petrophila cyanus. — A winter visitor. 

 Small-billed Mountain-Thrush (698), Oreocincla dauma.—8o far only noted 



in winter in the plains ; it generally keeps to the forest, but has been 



seen away from it at Nilpara. 

 [ Large Brown Thrush (704), Zoothera monticola. — Only seen in the Terai. ] 

 Lesser Brown Thrush (705), Zoothera marginata.^F airly common in certain 



areas of forest though absent from others equally suitable. It is proba- 

 bly resident. 

 Brown D ipper (709), Cinclus asiaticus. — Has occasionally been noticed in the 



hills 

 Eastern Baya (721), Ploceus atrigula. — Resident and common. 

 Large-billed Baya (721a), Ploceus megarhynchus. — O'Donel found a colony of 



these birds breeding at Hasimara in June 1912. The nests were quite 



difl'erent in shape to those of P. atrigula, being more or less rounded 



and attached to the tree in two or more places, with the entrance holes 



in the sides. Probably this species occurs right along the base of the 



Himalayas. He has never got the birds again. 

 Chestnut-bellied Munia (726), Munia atricapilla. — Fairly common in grass 



land. 

 Hodgson's Munia (727), Uroloncha acuticauda. — Scattered thoughout the 



northern part of the district. 

 Spotted Munia ( 735), Uroloncha punctvlata. — Very common. 



