BescTi])tive List of Birds 



shafts. Tail jay-blue with narrow black cross- 

 bars ; the tip is white, but there is a broad 

 black subterminal bar. The wings are coloured 

 blue, fawn, black, white and grey. 



Not common at Dharmsala ; fairly so at 

 Murree and Simla, and abundant at Naini 

 Tal and Mussoorie, where it seeks its food in 

 gardens and among outhouses. Sometimes it 

 goes about in flocks. The flight is somewhat 

 heavy, like that of a crow, but the flaps of the 

 wings are more rapid. Its call is harsh. 



8. Garrulus bisfecularis : The Himalayan 

 Jay. F. 26, J. 669, +III. E. W. K. 



A fawn-coloured bird with a conspicuous 

 black moustache. Tail black. Wings jay- 

 blue, fawn, grey, black and white. 



Often goes about in flocks. A shier bird 

 than the black-throated jay. Harsh voice. 



Rare at Dharmsala and Darjeeling. Com- 

 mon at Naini Tal ; common at Simla in 

 winter. 



Nutcrackers 



These members of the crow family are large 

 arboreal birds, wliich feed largely on seeds of 

 pine and cedar trees. They emit harsh, 

 jay-like notes. 



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