Himalayan and Kashmiri Birds 



the Western Himalayas and Kashmir dippers 

 spend the summer at elevations between 

 6000 feet and the snow-line. In the Eastern 

 Himalayas they are more commonly found 

 between 1000 and 5000 feet. 



Finches 



Finches, of which the sparrow and canary 

 are familiar examples, are thick-billed birds 

 that feed largely on grain. The stout bill is 

 an organ adapted to husking seeds. The family 

 is well represented in the Himalayas. 



89. Pycnorhamphus icteroides : The Black- 

 and- Yellow Grosbeak. F. 741, J. 725, —HI. 

 W. K. 



Cock : Coloured very like a black-headed 

 Oriole. 



Head, throat, wings, shoulders and a patch 

 above the tail black. Rest of plumage rich 

 yellow tinged with orange on the hindneck. 

 Bill very stout. 



Hen : Wings black and grey. Rest of plum- 

 age ashy-grey, tinged faintly with yellowish- 

 red on the back and abdomen. 



This species goes about in couples or small 

 flocks and feeds largely on the ground. Call 

 sounds like kiu-kree, 



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