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The Fire-cap — Cephalopyrus flammiceps. 



Seen only on a few occasions. A summer visitor arriving in March. 

 Noted on the range as high as 7,000 feet. 

 The Himalayan Black Bulbul — Hypsipetes psaroides. 



Abundant, resident. A noisy, social bird. Flocks gather on the tops 

 of the trees, they make a great clamour amongst the rhododendrons when 

 seeking the nectar from the flowers. A local migrant. Moves up and 

 down the slope in accordance with the change of season. In winter occu- 

 pies the main valley and a low belt along the range between 4,000 and 

 7,000 feet. In summer ascends to a higher zone between 6,000 and 10,000 

 feet. Nests taken at 6,000 feet. 

 The Punjab Red-vented Bulbul — Molpastes intermedins. 



A resident species. Common and famfliar. Frequents the Kangra 

 Valley and a low-lying zone along the foot of the range. Ascends to the 

 civil station, but not seen above 5,000 feet. Does not move at the change 

 of season. 

 The '^hite-cheeked Bulbul — Molpastes leucogenys. 



Common, famihar, resident. Frequents every garden in both civil 

 and military stations. Uninfluenced by the change of season. Seen up 

 to 7,000 feet. Nests freely at 6,000 feet. 

 The White-tailed Nuthatch — Sitta himalayensis. 



Uncommon. The only species of Nuthatch seen in Dharmsala. Usually 

 found amongst a troop of varied insectivorous birds. Noted between 

 7,000 and 9,000 feet. 

 The Black Drongo — Dicrurus ater. 



A suinmer visitor. Abundant in the valley and on the range. Arrives 

 in April. Ascends the range to about 7,000 feet. Nests taken at 6,000 

 feet. 

 The Indian Ashy Drongo — Dicrurus longicaudatus. 



A summer visitor. Less common than the previous species. Probably 

 keeps to a higher altitudinal zone than The Black Drongo. Seen on the 

 range only at altitudes between 9,000 and 10,000 feet. 

 The Himalayan Tree-Creeper — Gerthia himalayana. 



Resident, abundant. A common member of almost every insectivor- 

 ous troop. A local migrant. Moves up and down the slope in accordance 

 with the change of season. In winter remains in the Kangra Valley and 

 in a low zone along the hill-side between 4,300 and 6,500 feet. In 

 summer ascends to a higher altitudinal zone between 6,000 and 10,000 feet. 

 The Wall-Creeper — Tichodroma muraria. 



A winter visitor to the lower slopes of ths range and probably to the 

 Kangra Valley. Seen frequently about the cliffs and granite boulders 

 near the streams at an altitude of 4,000 feet. 

 The Kashmir Wren — Anorthura neglecta. „ 



A fairly common resident. Usually hides in crevices of the rock, or 

 conceals itseK beneath boulders, or skulks in the heavy undergrowth near 

 the bank of a mountain stream. A local migrant. It moves up and down 

 the range in accordance with the change of season. In winter seesi 

 between 4,000 and 6,500 feet. In summer leaves these low elevations and 

 ascends to a higher zone between 6,000 and 10,000 feet. 

 The Goldcrest — Begulus cristatus. 



Uncommon. Probably a resident. Joins in the hunting troops of insec- 

 tivorous birds. Met with in winter only ; on Dharmkote at 6,700 feet. 

 Blyth's Reed- Warbler — Acrocephalus dumetorum. 



Uncommon. Taken in June only at 6,000 feet. I suppose a summei 

 visitor from- the peninsula. 



