Descriptive List of Birds 



This is the commonest woodpecker of all 

 the West Himalayan hill stations, except per- 

 haps Dalhousie, where the Western Himalayan 

 pied species is commoner. It is distinguished 

 from the other pied woodpeckers by the 

 umber-brown forehead and crown. The cock's 

 crest is golden in front and crimson behind ; 

 the crest of the hen is pale yellow. 



121. Pyrrhopicus pyrrhotis : The Red-eared 

 Bay Woodpecker. F. 978, J. 176, +ni. E. 



Head brown. Cock only has crimson patch 

 behind each ear ; patches sometimes unite 

 behind to form a half collar. Rest of upper 

 plumage barred black and dull red. Lower 

 parts olive-brown washed with red. 



Fairly common at Darjeeling. 



122. lynx torquilla : The Comm^on Wry- 

 neck. F. 1003, J. 188, +1. K. 



An inconspicuous grey-brown bird with dark 

 bars and streaks all over the body, giving the 

 plumage a mottled appearance. 



This bird runs up and down the trunks of 

 trees after the manner of woodpeckers. It 

 has a peculiar habit of twisting its head, hence 

 the name Wryneck. 



Fairly common in Kashmir. 

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