Himalayan and Kashmiri Birds 



King Crow. F. 327, J. 278, II, with a tail 

 6 inches long. W. E. 



A glossy jet-black bird with a forked tail. 



It is fond of sitting on telegraph wires and 

 on the backs of cattle. 



It is very common everywhere in the plains 

 of India. It is common at Almora and on 

 the Kashmir Road. It is fairly abundant at 

 Dharmsala and Mussoorie and has been seen 

 at Naini Tal. In the vicinity of Simla it has 

 not been observed at elevations of over 5000 

 feet, and in the Eastern Himalayas it does not 

 ascend as high as this. 



44. DicruTus longicaudatus : The Indian 

 Ashy Drongo. F. 328, J. 280, II, with a tail 

 6i inches long. E. W. K. 



Upper plumage metallic dark indigo, lower 

 plumage dark grey. Very hke the King Crow 

 in habits and appearance ; but its cry is less 

 harsh. 



This is the commonest drongo of most 

 hill stations, but at Dharmsala its place is 

 taken by the King Crow, this species living at 

 altitudes of 9000 feet in summer at that 

 locality. 



It is common in the Kashmir valley and 

 at Murree, Simla, Mussoorie and Darjeeling. 

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