Common Birds of Eastern Himalayas 



THE HIRUNDINIDiE OR SWALLOW FAMILY 



64. Hirundo rustica. The common swallow. 



65. Hirundo nepalensis. Hodgson's striated 

 swallow. 



THE MOTACILLID^ OR WAGTAIL FAMILY 



66. Oreocorys sylvanus. The upland pipit. 

 This is not very common east of Nepal. 



THE NECTARINID^ OR SUNBIRD FAMILY 



67. Mthofyga nefalensis. The Nepal yellow- 

 backed sunbird. This replaces Mthofyga 

 scherice in the Eastern Himalayas, and is distin- 

 guished by having the chin and upper throat 

 metallic green instead of crimson. It is the 

 common sunbird about Darjeeling. 



THE DIC^ID^ OR FLOWER-PECKER 

 FAMILY 



68. Dicceum ignifectus. The fire-breasted 

 flower-pecker. 



THE PICID^ OR WOODPECKER FAMILY 



69. Of the woodpeckers mentioned as 



common in the Western Himalayas, the only 

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