Himalayan and Kashmiri Birds 



sionally seen at Naini Tal and Dharmsala in 

 rhododendron forests. 



82. Rhyacornis fuliginosus : The Plumbeous 

 Redstart. F. 646, J. 505, -I. E. W. K. 



Very robin-like in appearance — Jerdon calls 

 it the water-robin. It picks its food off the 

 boulders of mountain torrents and streams. 



Cock : Plumage dull dark blue with tail and 

 abdomen rusty-red. 



Hen : Upper plumage dull bluish-brown. 

 Wings brown. Lower back and base of tail 

 white. Lower plumage greyish-brown, mottled 

 with white. 



Common on all streams in Kashmir and the 

 Himalayas, from 6000 to 13,000 feet elevation, 

 except in the Eastern Himalayas where its 

 usual range is from 1500 to 5000 feet. 



Robins 



83. lanthia rufilata : The Red-flanked Bush 

 Robin. F. 654, J. 508, L E. W. K. 



Cock : Forehead, eyebrow and rump ultra- 

 marine blue, a patch of this colour on the 

 wings. Cheeks black. Rest of upper plumage 

 and sides of breast deep purple-blue. Tail 

 black and blue. Lower plumage white except 

 the blue sides of the breast and a large showy 

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