DescrijMve List of Birds 



Skylarks 



Skylarks are in appearance dull-brown birds ; 

 in shape they resemble pipits ; but, unlike 

 pipits, they rarely perch anywhere save on the 

 ground and they sing while soaring in the air. 



no. Alauda arvensis : The Skylark. F. 860, 

 J. 766, +1. W. K. 



Upper parts dark brown with pale streaks. 

 An indistinct pale eyebrow. Lower parts 

 pale sandy with dark brown and black streaks. 

 Wings and tail brown ; some white in the two 

 outer tail feathers. 



This is the skylark of England. 



I have not noticed it at any Himalayan 

 station, but it is common in the Kashmir valley, 

 where it sings in the air just as it does in 

 England. 



Sunhirds 

 Sunbirds are the Asiatic counterparts of 

 the South American Humming-birds. They 

 are small birds, of which the plumage of the 

 cocks is iridescent. The bill is long, slender, 

 and curved and the tongue tubular. The birds 

 live largely on the nectar of flowers, which they 

 often sip while hovering on vibrating wings. 

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