Common Birds of Eastern Himalayas 



THE SITTID^E OR NUTHATCH FAMILY 



32. Sitta himalayensis. Very abundant in 

 the neighbourhood of Darjeeling. 



THE DICRURID^E OR DRONGO FAMILY 



33. Dicrurus longicaudatus. The Indian 

 Ashy Drongo. 



THE CERTHIID^E OR WREN FAMILY 



34. Certhia discolor. The Sikhim tree- 

 creeper. This species displaces the Himalayan 

 tree-creeper in the Eastern Himalayas. The 

 two species are similar in appearance. 



35. Pneopyga squamata. The scaly-breasted 

 wren. In shape and size this is very like the 

 wren of England, but its upper plumage is not 

 barred with black, as in the English species. 



It is fairly common about Darjeeling, but is 

 of retiring habits. 



THE SYLVIID^: OR WARBLER FAMILY 



36. Abrornis superciliaris. The yellow- 

 bellied flycatcher-warbler. 



A tiny bird about the size of a wren. The 

 head is grey and the remainder of the upper 

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