Descriptive List of Birds 



and Garhwal, and there seems no reason why 

 it should not appear sometimes in the hill 

 stations. It is a common bird in the plains 

 of Northern and Central India, particularly 

 in the Punjab. 



140. Palceornis cyanocefhalus : The Western 

 Blossom-headed Paroquet. F. 1139, J. 149, 

 II, with tail 8 inches long. W. K. 



Cock : General colour bright grass-green, 

 with some blue on the tail. Red patch on 

 wing. Head red with a bloom like that on 

 a plum. 



Hen : Head dull grey-blue. Rest of plumage 

 as in cock. The only hill station at which 

 this bird is likely to be seen is Dharmsala. 

 It occurs in the Kashmir valley. 



141. Palceornis schisticefs : The Slaty- 

 headed Paroquet. F. 1141, J. 150, II, with 

 tail 9 inches long. E. W. K. 



Distinguished from the last species by the 

 head being slate-coloured in both sexes, and 

 the cock alone having a red patch on the wing. 



The common green parrot of the West 

 Himalayan hill stations. Abundant at Murree, 

 Dharmsala, Simla, Mussoorie and Naini Tal. 

 Not common at Darjeeling. Occurs on Kash- 

 mir hills, but not in the valley. 

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