60. <em>Podicipes albipennis</em>. The little grebe or dabchick. This bird never leaves the water. It is smaller than a dove. It has no tail. It is dark glossy brown in colour with chestnut on the sides of the neck. Book traversal links for Birds of the Indian Hills ‹ The Charadriidæ or Plover Family Up Appendix I. Vernacular Names of Himalayan Birds ›