Descriptive List of Birds 



way they have of holding their quarry under 

 their claws. 



11. Parus atriceps. The Indian Grey Tit. 

 F. 31, J. 64s, -I. E.W.K. 



Head, neck and breast black, except cheeks, 

 which are white. Back grey, tinged with blue 

 near the tail. Wings and tail black, white and 

 grey. A broad black band runs down the 

 middle of the white abdomen. 



Common at Dharmsala, Almora, and in 

 the Kashmir valley. In most hill stations it 

 is not seen, as about 6000 feet elevation is 

 ordinarily the highest hmit of its range. 



Less gregarious than most tits. 



12. Parus monticola. The Green-backed Tit. 

 F. 34, J. 644, -I. E.W.K. 



Head, neck and breast black, with the cheeks 

 white. A black band runs down the middle of 

 the deep-yellow abdomen. Back and shoulders 

 greenish-yellow. Wings and tail black, slaty- 

 blue and white. 



The commonest tit of all the hill stations 

 from Murree to DarjeeHng. It occurs at 

 Gulmarg, but is not very abundant there. 



13. jEgithaliscus erythrocephalus. The Red- 

 headed Tit. F. 35, J. 634, -I. E. W. 



A midget, only 4 inches long. 

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