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.
THE HIRUNDINIDÆ OR SWALLOW FAMILY
64. Hirundo rustica. The common swallow.
65. Hirundo nepalensis. Hodgson's striated swallow.
THE MOTACILLIDÆ OR WAGTAIL FAMILY
66. Oreocorys sylvanus. The upland pipit. This is not very common east of Nepal.
THE NECTARINIDÆ OR SUNBIRD FAMILY
67. Æthopyga nepalensis. The Nepal yellow-backed sunbird. This replaces Æthopyga scheriæ in the Eastern Himalayas, and is distinguished by having the chin and upper throat metallic green instead of crimson. It is the common sunbird about Darjeeling.