Himalayan and Kashmiri Birds 



taking the form of a conspicuous band during 

 flight. Lower parts white. Tail white with 

 black band across it near the tip. Bill red, with 

 a crimson wattle. Legs bright yellow. 



This bird ascends the Himalayas up to 

 5000 feet and occurs in the Kashmir valley. 



^erns 



Terns are allied to gulls. They are long- 

 winged, slenderly-built birds, that have much 

 white and grey in the plumage. They feed 

 largely on fish and spend much time in flying 

 over water in search of their quarry. 



171. Hydrochelidon hybrida : The Whiskered 

 Tern. F. 1496, J. 984, +IL K. 



Bill red. Cap black. Upper plumage 

 silvery-grey. Breast grey. Abdomen black. 



This bird occurs abundantly on the lakes 

 in the Kashmir valley. It makes a floating 

 nest of water-wxeds in the early summer. 



It sometimes hunts for insects over fields. 



Cormorants 



Cormorants are large black swimming birds, 



which feed on fish. They catch their quarry 



by diving. When not fishing they sometimes 



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