Descri^ytive List of Birds 



This species frequents the stream that runs 

 through the golf links at Gulmarg. 



105. Motacilla citreoloides : Hodgson's 

 Yellow-headed Wagtail. F. 838, J. 594, +1, 

 with tail over 3 inches long. K. 



Head, neck and lower plumage rich deep 

 yellow. Rest of upper plumage velvety black. 

 Wings dark brown and white. Tail black and 

 white. 



Common on the Kashmir lakes. It runs 

 about on the floating leaves of the lotus. 

 Occurs also in gardens on lawns. 



Pipts 



Pipits are dull-plumaged birds, somewhat 

 like wagtails in shape ; they feed on the 

 ground, but not at the water's edge as wagtails 

 do. 



Several species should be placed among the 

 common birds of Kashmir and the Himalayas, 

 but it is not easy to describe such dull birds 

 so as to enable the reader readily to distinguish 

 them from one another. 



106. Anthus maculatus : The Indian Tree- 

 pipit. F. 841, J. 596, I. W. 



Upper plumage sandy brown suffused with 

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