Himalayan and KasJmiiri Birds 



warbler. F. 418 (not described by Jerdon), 

 -I. W. K. 



A midget 4 inches long. Upper plumage 

 light olive-green, with a faint grey patch on 

 head and a creamy eyebrow. A yellowish bar 

 in the wing. Sides of head and lower plumage 

 faint buff colour. 



This bird is said to leave Simla in the middle 

 of May, but it is found at Dharmsala and 

 in the Kashmir valley throughout the 

 summer. 



52. Cryptolopha xanthoschista : Hodgson's 

 Grey-headed Flycatcher-warbler. F. 434, J. 



573,-1. w. 



A small bird, just over 4 inches long. Head 

 and neck grey ; a broad band of pale grey 

 runs from the bill over the head to the nape ; 

 this band is more distinct in some individuals 

 than in others. Eyebrow white. Rest of upper 

 plumage olive-green. Lower plumage bright 

 yellow. Wings brown, the feathers having 

 yellowish-green margins. Tail brown. 



The commonest warbler at all the West 

 Himalayan hill stations, including Naini Tal 

 and Almora. Its loud call of four or five high- 

 pitched, not very musical notes, emanates 

 from every tree in spring. It nests in gardens. 



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