Himalayan and Kashmiri Birds 



Breast and abdomen brown. Tail short, square, 

 and spiny. 



The only hill station at which this bird is 

 common is Darjeeling. 



Cuckoos 



Cuckoos are remarkable birds. Most of 

 them are parasitic on other birds. They fly 

 swiftly. They have loud, distinctive calls. 



132. Cuculus canorus : The Cuckoo. F. 1104, 

 J. 199, —III, with rather long tail. E. W. K. 



Upper plumage, chin, throat and upper 

 breast grey. Rest of lower plumage white, 

 with numerous narrow dark brown cross-bars. 

 Tail tipped with white. Eyes and legs 

 yellow. 



This is the common cuckoo of England. Its 

 call, from which it derives its name, is famihar 

 to every Enghshman. From April to June 

 the call is heard at every hill station and 

 throughout the Kashmir valley. A bird more 

 often seen than heard. 



133. Cuculus saturatus : The Himalayan 

 Cuckoo. F. 1 105, J. 200, —III, with the tail 

 rather long. E. W. 



Like the last species in appearance, but the 

 grey of the upper plumage is much darker 

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