A LIST OF THE BIRDS OF DHARMSALA. 



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The Indian Tailor-bird— Or^^oiowMs sutorius 



Resident in the Kangra Valley and at the very foot of the range. Not 

 seen to ascend above 4,000 feet. ° 



Tickell's Willow-Warbler— P^j/Z^oaco^ws affinis 



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 Hume's Willow- Warbler— PAyZZo-scopMS humii. 



A summer visitor. Very abundant. Arrives in April in large docks, 

 bpreads itself over the hiU-side and ascends to 9,000 feet. 

 The Green Willow- Warbler— ^ca?i<AopneMs<e nitidus. 



Probably a bird of passage from the plains to the higher elevations in the 

 Himalaya. Taken in the civil station only ; at 4,700 feet. 

 The Greenish Willow- Warbler— ^ca«<%weMste viridanus. 



A summer visitor to the range. Very abundant in the season. Numbers 

 arrived in March and April. They ascend the slopes of the rantre to at 

 least 10,000 feet. " 



Blyth's Crowned Willow- Warbler — Acanthojimnste trochiloides. 



Resident. The most common warbler of the range. A member of 

 almost every insectivorous troop. A local migrant. Moves up and down 

 the slope in accordance Avith the change of season. In winter remains on 

 the range between 4,000 and 8,000 feet. In summer ascends to a higher 

 zone between 8,000 and 10,000 feet. 



Hodgson's Grey-headed Flycatcher-Warbler— Cr^/^j/o^oj^Aa xanthoschista. 



A common, familiar, resident species. Moves little, if at all, mth the 

 change of season. Often accompanies the insectivorous troops. Noted at 

 all altitudes on the range up to 8,500 feet. Nests freely at 6,000 feet. 

 The Pale Bush-Warbler — Horornis pallidus. 



Not common. Met with occasionally in the undergrowth and brushwood. 

 Noted in winter up to 6,000 feet. Not seen in summer. 

 The Ashy Wren- Warbler — Prinia social is. 



A bird of the Kangra Valley. It comes to the foot-hills of the range, 

 but not seen to ascend above 4,000 feet. 

 The Jungle Wren- Warbler — Prinia sylvatica. 



Found also in the Kangra Valley and at the very foot of the range. Not 

 seen above 4,000 feet. 

 The Bay-backed Shrike — Lanius vittatus. 



A bird of the Kangra Valley. Common in summer. Enters the foot 

 hills of the Dhauladhar range, but not seen to ascend above 5,000 feet. 

 The Rufous-backed ^hx^ke— Lanius erythronotus. 



Resident and common at low elevations. Frequents the cultivated 

 areas of the valley and comes to the foot of the main range. Not seen 

 above 4,500 feet. 

 The Common Wood-Shrike — Tephrodornis pondiceriamis. 



Found in the Kangra Valley near the foot-hills of the range. I 

 suppose a resident. Not seen above 4,000 feet. 



The Short-billed Minivet — Pericrocotus breviroslris. 



Common and resident. The numbers increase in March and April at 

 which time the new arrivals may be seen ascendmg the mountain side. 

 The sexes appear to be very unequal in number. It is usual to see one or 

 two males in the company of a troop of females. A local migrant 

 according to season up and down the range. In winter many birds remam 

 in a low zone between 4,000 and 6,500 feet. In summer they retire to 

 higher altitudes usually between 6,000 and 10,000 feet. 



The Dark-grey Cuckoo-Shrike — Campophaga melanoschista. 



A summer visitor to the foot of the range. Not seen above 6,000 feet. 



