Common Birds of Eastern Himalayas 



In addition to the above, two tiny little 

 woodpeckers much smaller than sparrows are 

 common in the Eastern Himalayas. They feed 

 on the ground largely. They are : 



74. Picumnus innominatus. The speckled 

 piculet. 



75. Sasia ochracea. The rufous piculet. 

 The former has an olive-green forehead. In 

 the latter the cock has a golden-yellow fore- 

 head and the hen a reddish-brown forehead. 



THE CAPITONID.E OR BARBET FAMILY. 



76. Megalcema mar s bailor um. The great 

 Himalayan barbet. 



77. Cyanopsfranklini. The golden-throated 

 barbet. About the size of a bulbul. General hue 

 grass green tinged with blue. The chin and 

 throat are golden yellow. The forehead and 

 a patch on the crown are crimson. The rest 

 of the crown is golden yellow. The call has 

 been syllabised as kattak-kattak-kattak. 



THE ALCEDINID.E OR KINGFISHER 

 FAMILY 



78. Ceryle lugubris. The Himalayan pied 



kingfisher. 



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