The Corvidæ or Crow Family

1. <em>Corvus macrorhynchus</em>. The jungle-crow or Indian corby.

2. <em>Dendrocitta himalayensis</em>. The Himalayan tree-pie. Abundant.

3. <em>Graculus eremita</em>. The red-billed chough. In summer this species is not usually found much below elevations of 11,000 feet above the sea-level.

4. <em>Pyrrhocorax alpinus</em>. The yellow-billed chough. In summer this species is not usually seen at elevations below 11,000 feet.

5. <em>Garrulus bispecularis</em>. The Himalayan jay. Not so abundant as in the Western Himalayas.

6. <em>Parus monticola</em>. The green-backed tit. A common bird. Very abundant round about Darjeeling.

7. <em>Machlolophus spilonotus</em>. The black-spotted yellow tit. This is very like <em>M. xanthogenys</em> (the yellow-cheeked tit), which it replaces in the Eastern Himalayas. It is distinguished by having the forehead bright yellow instead of black as in the yellow-cheeked species. It is not very common.

8. <em>Ægithaliscus erythrocephalus</em>. The red-headed tit. Very common at Darjeeling.

9. <em>Parus atriceps</em>. The Indian grey tit.