Himalayan and Kashmiri Birds 



Naini Tal. A flock of half a dozen or more 

 birds having a starling-Hke appearance, which 

 twitter like starlings and keep to the topmost 

 branches of trees, from which they make 

 sallies into the air, may be set down as a com- 

 pany of spotted- wings. 



Bulbuls 



Bulbuls are larger than sparrows. The sexes 

 are alike. The typical ones have the head 

 crested and a patch of red or yellow under 

 the tail. They frequent gardens and have 

 cheerful, tinkling calls. 



37. Hypsipetes psaroides : The Himalayan 

 Black Bulbul F. 269, J. 444, II, with tail 

 4i inches long. E. W. K. 



Head and untidy loose crest black ; cheeks 

 grey ; bill and legs coral red. Upper plumage 

 dark grey ; wings and tail dark brown, edged 

 with grey. Lower parts grey, pale on the 

 abdomen. Seen from a distance this bird 

 looks black, hence its popular name. A party 

 of dull black-looking birds, with red bills and 

 legs, which keeps to the tops of trees and chatters 

 harshly may be set down with certainty as 

 black bulbuls. 



These birds are common at the various 

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