Common Birds of Eastern Himalayas 



41. Stoparola melanofs. The verditer fly- 

 catcher. Very common at Darjeeling. 



42. Cyornis superciliaris. The white-browed 

 blue-flycatcher. 



43. Alseonax latirostris. The brown fly- 

 catcher. Not very common. 



44. Niltava sundara. The rufous-bellied 

 niltava. Very abundant at Darjeeling. In 

 addition to the rufous-bellied niltava, two 

 other niltavas occur in the Eastern Himalayas. 



45. Niltava graniis. The large niltava. 

 This may be readily distinguished on account 

 of its comparatively large size. It is as large as 

 a bulbul. It is very common about Darjeeling. 



46. Niltava macgrigorice. The small niltava. 

 This is considerably smaller than a sparrow and 

 does not occur above 5000 feet. 



47. T erf si-phone affinis. The Burmese para- 

 dise flycatcher. This replaces the Indian species 

 in the Eastern Himalayas, but it is not found 

 so high up as Darjeeling, being confined to the 

 lower ranges. 



The other flycatchers commonly seen in the 

 Eastern Himalayas are : 



48. Rhipidura allicollis. The white-throated 

 fantail flycatcher. This beautiful bird is abun- 

 dant in the vicinity of Darjeeling. It is a 



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