Himalayan and Kashmiri Birds 



Top of head and nape chestnut. Chin, 

 eyebrow and moustache white. Sides of head 

 and round patch on the throat black. Upper 

 plumage blue-grey with brown in the wings 

 and brown and white in the tail. Lower 

 plumage is rust-coloured. This species lacks 

 the black abdominal band which is so con- 

 spicuous in most tits. 



Very common at every hill station (except 

 Almora) from Dharmsala to Darjeeling. 

 Usually seen in flocks. 



14. Machlolophus xanthogenys : The Yellow- 

 cheeked Tit. F. 42, J. 647, -I. W. 



Has rather a long pointed crest. Head and 

 neck black, except the eyebrow, a patch on 

 the nape, the cheeks and the tip of the crest, 

 which are bright yellow. Back, wings and 

 tail are olive-green, brown, black and white. 

 Lower parts yellow, except for a broad black 

 band running down the middle of the breast 

 and abdomen. 



Occurs from Murree to Naini Tal. Not 

 so common as the red-headed and green- 

 backed tits. 



15. Lophophanes melanolophus : The Crested 

 Black Tit. F. 44, J. 638, -L W. K. 



A tiny bird. Head, crest and breast black, 



