Birds of the Indian Hills 



2. Dendrocitta himalayensis. The Hima- 

 layan tree-pie. Abundant. 



3. Graculus eremita. The red-billed chough. 

 In summer this species is not usually found 

 much below elevations of 1 1,000 feet above the 

 sea-level. 



4. Pyrrhocorax alpinus. The yellow-billed 

 chough. In summer this species is not usually 

 seen at elevations below 11,000 feet. 



5. Garrulus bispecularis. The Himalayan 

 jay. Not so abundant as in the Western 

 Himalayas. 



6. Parus monticola. The green-backed tit. 

 A common bird. Very abundant round about 

 Darjeeling. 



7. Machlolophus spilonotus. The black- 

 spotted yellow tit. This is very like M. 

 xanthogenys (the yellow-cheeked tit), which it 

 replaces in the Eastern Himalayas. It is dis- 

 tinguished by having the forehead bright 

 yellow instead of black as in the yellow-cheeked 

 species. It is not very common. 



8. Mgithaliscus erythrocephalus. The red- 

 headed tit. Very common at Darjeeling. 



9. Parus atriceps. The Indian grey tit. 



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