Descriptive List of Birds 



patch of bright chestnut on each side of the 

 body. 



Hen : Olive-brown suffused with blue on 

 the rump and tail, a white bib and a bright 

 chestnut patch on the sides of the body. 



A forest-haunting bird having a noisy call. 

 It is fairly common at Gulmarg and Dharm- 

 sala in summer, but at other hill stations it 

 seems to occur only in winter. 



84. Copsychus saularis : The Magpie- Robin. 



F. 663, J. 475, -n. W. 



Cock : All plumage glossy black, except the 

 following which are white : Abdomen, outer 

 tail feathers, and wing-bar. 



Hen : Grey-brown where cock is black ; 

 white as in cock. 



This species frequently elevates the tail. 



This is essentially a bird of the plains, but 

 in summer some individuals ascend the Hima- 

 layas. 



It occurs in summer at Almora, Dharmsala 

 and Simla, where it visits gardens. I have seen 

 the nest at Almora. 6500 feet appears to be 

 the limit of its upward range and 6000 feet of 

 the nesting range in the Western Himalayas. 

 In the Eastern Himalayas it is rarely, if ever, 

 seen at altitudes over 3000 feet. 

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