Common Birds of Eastern Himalayas 



53. Siphia strop biata. The orange-gorgeted 

 flycatcher. A small brown bird with an oval 

 patch of bright chestnut on the throat, and 

 some white at the base of the tail. (This 

 white is very conspicuous when the bird is fly- 

 ing.) This flycatcher, which is very common 

 about Darjeeling, often alights on the ground. 



54. Cyornis melanoleucus. The little pied 

 flycatcher. A very small bird. The upper 

 plumage of the cock is black with a white 

 eyebrow and some white in the wings and tail. 

 The lower parts are white. The hen is an 

 olive-brown bird with a distinct red tinge on 

 the lower back. This flycatcher is not very 

 common. 



THE TURDID^ OR THRUSH FAMILY 



55. Oreicola ferrea. The dark-grey bush- 

 chat. Not so abundant in the Eastern as in the 

 Western Himalayas. 



56. Henicurus maculatus. The Western 

 spotted forktail. 



57. Microcichla scouleri. The little fork- 

 tail. This is distinguishable from the foregoing 

 by its very short tail. It does not occur 



commonly at elevations over 5000 feet. 



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