Birds of the Indian Hills 



58. Rhyacornis fuliginosus. The plumbeous 

 redstart or water-robin. Not common above 

 5000 feet in the Eastern Himalayas. 



59. Merulaboulboul. The grey- winged ouzel. 



60. Petro-phila cindorhyncha. The blue- 

 headed rock-thrush. 



61. Oreocincla molissima. The plain-backed 

 mountain-thrush. This is the thrush most 

 likely to be seen in the Eastern Himalayas. 

 It is like the European thrush, except that the 

 back is olive brown without any dark markings. 



THE FRINGILLID^ OR FINCH FAMILY 



62. Hamatosfiza sipahi. The scarlet finch. 

 The cock is a scarlet bird, nearly as large as 

 a bulbul, with black on the thighs and in the 

 wings and tail. 



The hen is dusky brown with a bright 

 yellow rump. This species has a massive beak. 



63. Passer montanus. The tree-sparrow. 



This is the only sparrow found at Darjeeling. 



It has the habits of the house-sparrow. The 



sexes are alike in appearance. The head is 



chestnut and the cheeks are white. There is a 



black patch under the eye, and the chin and 



throat are black. The remainder of the 



plumage is very like that of the house-sparrow. 

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