408. 
BIRDS OF PACHMARHI, 455 
Phylloscopus indicus—Olivaceous Willow- Warbler. 
A winter visitor. I can confirm the habit, observed by Blanford, 
of moving about the vertical trunks of trees like a nuthatch. 
Note.—There are other species of Phylloscopus which are winter visitors to 
Pachmarhi. 
424, Acanthopneuste magnirostris—The Large-billed Willow-Warbler. 
Passes through Pachmarhi in September, when its characteristic 
6-noted call may be heard, especially near Dhupgarh. 
464. Prinia socialis—The Ashy Wren-Warbler. 
Pachmarhi. Not very common. Breeds in August. 
466. Prinia inornata—The Indian Wren-Warbler. 
Pachmarhi. Not common. 
473. Lanius vittatus.—The Bay-backed Shrike. 
A rather rare winter visitor. 
476. Lanius erythronotus—The Rufous-backed Shrike. 
Not common in Pachmarhi, but occasionally seen on the Plateau 
in the winter. 
488. Tephrodornis pondicerianus—The Common Wood-Shrike. 
A common bird. Breeds in May. 
490. Pericrocotus speciosus—Indian Scarlet Minivet. 
Not common. May be seen occasionally in small flocks, feeding 
in trees. 
500. Pericrocotus peregrinus—The Small Minivet. . 
Very common on the plateau. Breeds in April—May. 
510. Graucalus macii—TYhe Large Cuckoo Shrike. 
Common on the plateau. Breeds in Aptil. 
521. Oriolus melanocephalus—The Indian Black-headed Oriole. 
Common on the plateau, and below. Breedsin May, laying usually 
two eggs only. 
528. Pastor roseus—The Rose-coloured Starling. 
Occasionally seen in small flocks in the spring. 
549. Acridotheres tristis—The Common Myna. 
Very common in and around the station. 
561. Siphia parva—The European Red-breasted Flycatcher. 
A fairly common, cold weather visitor, arriving in October— 
November. 
576 Cyornis tickelli—Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher. 
This is the common flycatcher of the woods and ravines round 
Pachmarhi. It is a resident species with a pretty short song of 5 
or 6 notes. Breeds in holes in rocks in early June, laying 4 eggs. 
579. Stoparola melanops—The Verditer Flycatcher. 
An occasional winter visitor. Observed in the station in October. 
592. Culicicapa ceylonensis—The Grey-headed Flycatcher. 
Common in ravines and by streams. Breeds in June—July 
598. Terpsiphone paradisi—The Indian Paradise Flycatcher. 
Rarely seen on the plateau. Common in the more open low valleys, 
where they breed. 
601. Hypothymis azwrea—The Indian Black-naped Flycatcher. 
Not uncommon in ravines where they breed end of June and early 
July. 
604. Rhipidura albifrontata—The White-browed Fantail Flycatcher. 
Fairly common in Pachmarhi in the cold weather but does not 
breed there. 
606. Rhipidura pectoralis—The Spotted Fantail Flycatcher. 
Common in the ravines round Pachmarhi. Breeds in April- 
May. 
