THE COMMON "BIRDS OF THE 

 PALNI HILLS 



For the benefit of those who visit Kodikanal 

 I have compiled a list of the birds most 

 commonly seen at altitudes of over 5000 feet 

 in the Palni hills. I must here state that I 

 have no first-hand knowledge of the avifauna 

 of those hills, and the list that follows is based 

 on the observations of Dr. Fairbank, made 

 nearly 40 years ago. 



The avifauna of the Palni is a comparatively 

 restricted one : which is in part doubtless ex- 

 plained by the comparatively small area of the 

 higher ranges that is covered by forest. 



The great majority of the birds that follow 

 have been described in the chapter on the 

 birds of the Nilgiris, and I have contented 

 myself with merely naming such. 



THE CORVID^E OR CROW FAMILY 

 1 . Corvus macrorhynchus. The Indian corby. 

 This is not very abundant above 5500 feet. 

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