Birds of the Indian Hills 



{Parus atriceps) is a bird of wide distribution. 

 It is the common tit of the Nilgiris, is found 

 in many of the better-wooded parts of the 

 plains, and ascends the Himalayas up to 6000 

 feet. It is a grey bird with the head, neck, 

 breast, and abdominal line black. The cheeks 

 are white. It is less gregarious than the other 

 tits. Its notes are harsh and varied, being 

 usually a ti-ti-chee or pretty-pretty. 



I have not noticed this species at either 

 Mussoorie or Naini Tal, but, as I have stated, 

 it is common at Almora. 



As has been mentioned above, tits usually go 

 about in flocks. It is no uncommon thing for 

 a flock to contain all of the four species of tit 

 just described, a number of white-eyes, some 

 nuthatches, warblers, tree-creepers, a wood- 

 pecker or two, and possibly some sibias and 

 laughing-thrushes . 



THE CRATEROPODIDiE OR BABBLER 



FAMILY 



The Crateropodidae form a most hetero- 

 geneous collection of birds, including, as they 

 do, such divers fowls as babblers, whistling- 

 thrushes, bulbuls, and white-eyes. Whenever 



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