Himalayan and Kashmiri Birds 



9. Nucifraga hemispila. The Himalayan 

 Nutcracker. F. 27, J. 666, —IV. W. 



Plumage brown, heavily spotted and streaked 

 with white. Wings black with white bars. 



Rare at Dharmsala ; not very common at 

 Simla and Naini Tal. It is rarely seen in 

 gardens, being a forest bird. 



10. Nucifraga multipunctata : The Larger 

 Spotted Nutcracker. F. 28, J. 66^, -IV. W. 

 K. 



Head and hind neck chocolate-brown ; rest 

 of body plumage dark chocolate-brown with 

 many large white spots ; these spots occupy 

 more space than the brown on the lower 

 plumage. Wings black, spotted with white. 

 Tail black, tipped with white. 



During flight the body appears mainly 

 white and the wings black. The cry is harsh, 

 like that of the magpie. 



This fine bird is not often seen below 8000 

 feet in summer. It is fairly common in the 

 fir forests of Gulmarg. 



Tits 



Small birds which usually go about in flocks. 

 Although unlike crows in appearance and size, 

 they show their affinity to the corvidae by the 

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