Birds of the Indian Hills 



2. Dendrocitta rufa. The tree-pie. This 

 does not appear to occur above 5000 feet. 



3. Machlolophus haplonotus. The southern 

 yellow tit. Occurs at Kodikanal, but is not 

 very common there. 



THE CRATEROPODID^ OR BABBLER 

 FAMILY 



4. Crateropus canorus. The jungle babbler. 

 This rarely ascends higher than 5000 feet. 



5. Trochalopterum fairbanki. The Palni 

 laughing-thrush. This species is peculiar to 

 the Palnis and the Anamallis. The head is 

 very dark brown, almost black, with a broad 

 white eyebrow. The cheeks are grey, as are 

 the chin, throat, and breast. The back, wings, 

 and tail are olive brown tinged with rusty red. 

 The abdomen is bright rufous. The noisy 

 cries of this bird are among the most familiar 

 sounds of Kodikanal. It is destructive to 

 peaches and raspberries. 



6. Pomatorhinus horsfieldi. The southern 

 scimitar babbler. This is not nearly so abund- 

 ant on the Palnis as on the Nilgiris. 



7. Zosterops palpebrosa. The Indian white- 

 eye. A common bird. 



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