Descriptive List of Birds 



chin, throat and wing-patch bright cobalt-blue. 

 Sides of neck, shoulders, upper back and a 

 broad band through the eye black. Rump and 

 lower parts chestnut. Wings black and blue 

 with a white bar. 



Hen : Olive-brown above, cream below, with 

 dark bars on rump and breast. 



Cock has a sweet, soft song, rather like that 

 of the white-eye. When alarmed he utters 

 a curious harsh cry. As its name implies this 

 bird frequents rocky ground, but likes to have 

 trees near at hand to which it can repair 

 when alarmed. 



Common at all hill stations, including Almora. 

 Occurs, but is not common, in Kashmir. 



Differs 



Dippers are small, short-tailed, dark-plum- 

 aged birds that inhabit mountain streams, 

 into the waters of which they dive for their 

 food. 



88. Cinclus asiaticus : The Brown Dipper. 

 F- 709? J- 347j n, tail 2 inches long. E. W. K, 



Plumage chocolate-brown, darkest on wings 

 and tail, more or less flecked with white. 



Dippers occur on most mountain streams, 

 but they are not so common as forktails. In 



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