Descriptive List of Birds 



black, glossed with green. Some white in the 

 tail. Lower plumage reddish-cream with a 

 broad black band across the breast. This bird 

 does not usually ascend as high as the hill 

 stations, but is common in the Kashmir 

 valley. 



loi. Hirundo smithii : The Wire-tailed 

 Swallow. F. 8 1 8, J. 84, —I, with two outer 

 feathers, the ends of which look like wires, 

 7 inches long. W. K. 



Forehead, crown, and nape chestnut. Lower 

 plumage white. Rest of colouring like that of 

 the swallow. The outer tail feathers are long 

 with wire-like ends. 



This species, like the last, rarely comes as 

 high as the Himalayan hill stations, but is 

 occasionally seen in the Kashmir valley. 



102. Hirundo erythrofygia : Sykes's Striated 

 Swallow. F. 823, J. 85, +1, with tail 3 inches 

 long. E. W. 



Upper parts steel-blue, except the collar and 

 rump which are chestnut-red. Lower plumage 

 very pale red, narrowly streaked with brown. 

 Wings and tail brown, glossed with blue. 

 A little white in the tail. 



The common swallow of all the Himalayan 

 hill stations. 



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