Birds of the Indian Hills 



loud unmusical call has been syllabised pichu- 

 giapo. 



85. Cuculus micropenis. The Indian 

 cuckoo. 



86. Hierococcyx varius. The common 

 hawk-cuckoo. 



87. Hierococcyx sparverioides. The large 

 hawk-cuckoo. 



THE PSITTACID^ OR PARROT FAMILY 



88. Palceomis schisticeps. The slaty-headed 

 paroquet. This bird is not nearly so common 

 in the Eastern as in the Western Himalayas. 



THE STRIGID^ OR OWL FAMILY 



89. Glaucidium brodei. The collared pigmy 

 owlet. 



90. Syrnium indrani. The brown wood-owl. 



91. Scops spilocephalus. The spotted Hima- 

 layan scops owl. 



THE VULTURID^E OR VULTURE FAMILY 



92. Gyps himalayensis. The Himalayan 

 griffon. 



93. Pseudogyps be?igalensis. The white- 

 backed vulture. 



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