Himalayan and Kashmiri Birds 



25. Pomatorhinus erythrogenys : The Rusty- 

 cheeked Scimitar Babbler. F. 129, J. 405, 

 + 111. E. W. 



Bill li inches long, slender and curved Hke 

 a scimitar. Upper plumage olive-brown. Fore- 

 head and sides of head rust-coloured. Chin, 

 throat, and lower parts streaked white and 

 grey. Rusty patch under the tail. 



Goes about in pairs. Call a loud whistle. 



Fairly common at Naini Tal, Simla, and 

 Darjeehng, but not, I beHeve, at other hill 

 stations. 



26. Alcifpe nepalensis : The Nepal Babbler. 

 F. 163, J. 388, -I. E. 



A tiny grey-brown bird with a conspicuous 

 ring of white feathers round the eye. Its 

 sober colouring led Jerdon to call it the Quaker 

 Thrush. It occurs in small parties in dense 

 jungle. The call is a low twitter. 



27. Stachyrhis nigricefs : The Black-throated 

 Babbler. F. 169, J. 391, -I. E. 



Head black, streaked with white. Cheeks 

 white. Rest of upper plumage olive-brown, 

 washed with red on wings and tail. Lower 

 plumage bright-reddish yellow. 



A tiny bird which goes about in small 

 parties in the upper foliage. 

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