Common Birds of Eastern Himalayas 



17. Alcippe nepalensis. The Nepal babbler 

 or quaker-thrush. This is a bird smaller 

 than a sparrow. As its popular name indicates, 

 it is clothed in homely brown ; but it has a 

 conspicuous ring of white feathers round the 

 eye and a black line on each side of the head, 

 beginning from the eye. It is very common 

 about Darjeeling. It feeds in trees and bushes, 

 often descending to the ground. It utters a 

 low twittering call. 



18. Stachyrhis nigriceps. The black-throated 

 babbler or wren-babbler. This is another 

 small bird. Its general hue is olive brown. 

 The throat is black, as is the head, but the 

 latter has white streaks. 



It is common about Darjeeling and goes 

 about in flocks that keep to trees. 



19. Stachyrhidopsis ruficeps. The red -headed 

 babbler or wren-babbler. Another small bird 

 with habits similar to the last. 



An olive-brown bird with a chestnut-red 

 cap. The lower parts are reddish yellow. 



20. Myophoneus temmincki. The Himalayan 

 whistling-thrush. Common at Darjeeling. 



21. Lioptila capistrata. The black-headed 



sibia, one of the most abundant birds about 



Darjeeling. 



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