Descriptive List of Birds 



This bird does not occur in the Himalayas, 

 but is a permanent resident in Kashmir. It 

 is abundant at Srinagar. 



The Magpies 



4. Urocissa occipitalis : The Red-billed Blue 

 Magpie. F. 12, J. 671, +III, with a tail 

 nearly 19 inches long. W. 



Head, neck and breast black. Conspicuous 

 white patch on nape and neck. Rest of upper 

 plumage is purplish-blue. Tail blue tipped 

 with white ; the middle pair of tail feathers 

 has a black band next to the white tip. Wings 

 brown, blue and white. Lower parts whitish. 

 Bill and legs bright red. 



This fine bird is common at Naini Tal, but 

 does not occur at Murree, Dharmsala, or 

 Darjeeling. I have seen it at Mussoorie and 

 at Annandale (Simla). 



5. Urocissa jlavirostris : The Yellow-billed 

 Blue Magpie. F. 13, J. 672, ^-HI, with a tail 

 nearly 18 inches long. E. W. K. 



Very like the last species in colouring, but 

 readily distinguished by the yellow bill and 

 the much smaller nuchal patch of white 

 feathers. The blue of the upper parts is 

 greyer than in the red-billed species. 



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