Descriptive List of Birds 



pairs have pale tips. Lower plumage yellow, 

 washed and streaked with crimson. 



He7i : Olive-green. Middle tail feathers 

 not lengthened. The common sunbird of 

 Darjeeling. Found in gardens. 



The Western form of this species, jEthopyga 

 scherice (The Himalayan Yellow-backed Sun- 

 bird), does not ascend the mountains as high 

 as the hill stations, but I have seen it at the 

 Brewery below Naini Tal. 



It may be distinguished from the Eastern 

 form by the fact that the chin and throat are 

 crimson. 



Flowerfeckers 



Flowerpeckers are minute birds which keep 

 to the topmost branches of trees. 



113. Dicceum igni-pectus : The Fire-breasted 

 Flowerpecker. F. 915, J. 241, —I. E. W. 



One of the smallest birds in India. As it 

 does not ascend the hills above 6000 feet, 

 Almora is the only hill station at which it is 

 likely to be seen. 



Cock : Upper parts black glossed with green. 

 Lower parts buff, with large patch of crimson 

 on breast and a smaller black one. 



Hen : Olive-brown above, buff below. 

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