CONTENTS 



PART I 



Birds of the Himalayas 



Introduction .... 



The Habitat of Himalayan Birds 

 The Common Birds of the Western 



Himalayas 

 The Common Birds of the Eastern 



Himalayas 

 Tits at Work 

 The Pekin-Robin . 

 Black Bulbuls 

 A Warbler of Distinction 

 The Spotted Forktail 

 The Nest of the Grey-winged Ouzel 

 The Black-and-yellow Grosbeak 

 The Great Himalayan Barbet . 



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PART II 

 The Common Birds of the Nilgiris . . 181 



PART III 

 The Common Birds of the Palni Hills . 233 



Appendices 249 



Index 258 



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