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Pratincola caprata—The Common Pied Bushchat, 
Common on the plateau. 
Pratincola maura—The Indian Bush Chat. 
A winter visitor. 
Ruticilla rufiventris—The Indian Redstart. 
A common winter visitor. 
Cyanecula suecica—The Indian Blue-throat. 
An occasional winter visitor. 
Thamnobia cambaiensis—The Brown-backed Indian Robin. 
Fairly common in the station. 
Copsychus saularis—The Magpie Robin. 
Very common in and around the station. 
Geocichla cyanonotus—The White-throated Ground Thrush. 
Not uncommon in the open valleys and ravines below Pachmarhi. 
Petrophila cyanus—The Western Blue Rock-Thrush. 
Occasionally seen in the Winter. 
Uroloncha malabarica—The White-throated Munia. 
Occasionally seen in the plateau. 
Gymnorhis flavicollis—The Yellow-throated Sparrow. 
Exceedingly common everywhere. 
Passer domesticus—The House Sparrow. 
Common in and about the station. 
Melophus melanicterus—The Crested Bunting. 
Ptynoprogne concolor—The Dusky Crag-Martin. 
Common around rocky precipices e.g., Monte-Rosa where it breeds. 
Hirundo erythropygia—Sykes’ Striated Swallow. 
A-red-rumped swallow which I take to be this species is not rare 
in Pachmarhi, where it breeds. 
Motacilla leucopsis—The White-faced Wagtail. 
A common winter visitor on the plateau, arriving in October. 
Motacilla melanope—The Grey Wagtail. 
A common winter visitor on the plateau as well as in ravines. 
Arrives about 1st September. 
Anthus maculatus—The Indian Tree-Pipit. 
Very common in the cold weather, leaving in April. 
Anthus rufulus—The Indian Pipit. © 
Common on the plateau where it breeds in April and May. 
Arachnecthra asiatica—The Purple Sun-bird. 
Common everywhere, especially in the station. Breeds April 
to June. 
Piprisoma squalidum.—The Thick-billed Flower-pecker. 
Very common throughout the plateau. Frequents loranthus, for 
the spreading of which it is mainly responsible. Breeds April-May. 
Pitta brachyura—The Indian Pitta. 
I have not seen a Pitta in Pachmarhi during the 2 years I have 
spent there, but I have it on good authority that this species does 
rarely visit the station. 
Lnopicus mahrattensis—The Yellow-fronted Pied Woodpecker. 
Not uncommon on the plateau. 
Iyngipicus hardwickii—The Indian Pigmy Woodpecker. 
Not rare. Breeds in March-April. 
Brachypternus aurantius—The Golden-backed Woodpecker. 
Common on the plateau and often seen in the station. 
Thereiceryx zeylonicus—The Common Indian Green Barbet. 
Very common everywhere. Breeds in April-May. 
