Himalayan and Kashmiri Birds 



barred with white all over. Bill and eye as in 

 cock. 



A very noisy bird, especially at dawn. It 

 has three distinct calls. The commonest is 

 a melodious crescendo, " Ku-il, Ku-il, ku-il," 

 whence its name. The second may be syl- 

 labised Ku-y-o. The third is a series of loud 

 Kekarees, 



Common in the Kashmir valley and at 

 Almora. I have never seen or heard the bird 

 at any other hill station. 



Paroquets 



Paroquets are long-tailed parrots, of which 

 the plumage is mainly grass-green. They asso- 

 ciate in flocks, and feed on grain and fruit. 

 They are noisy and destructive to crops. 



139. Falceornis nepalensis : The Large Indian 

 Paroquet. F. 1135, J. 147, -fill, with a tail 

 over a foot long. E. W. 



A beautiful grass-green bird with some 

 blue in the tail and a red patch on each shoulder. 

 The cock has a pink collar round the back 

 of his neck, which is connected with the beak 

 on each side by a black band. 



I have not seen this bird at any hill station, 

 but it is tolerably common in Kuman, Nepal 

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