25. Stoparola albicaudata. The Nilgiri blue-flycatcher.
26. Cyornis tickelli. Tickell's blue-flycatcher. Less common than on the Nilgiris.
27. Culicicapa ceylonensis. The grey-headed flycatcher.
28. Rhipidura albifrontata. The white-browed fantail flycatcher. Fairbank did not find this bird at altitudes over 4000 feet.
THE TURDIDÆ OR THRUSH FAMILY
29. Pratincola atrata. The southern pied bush-chat or hill-robin. Not nearly so abundant on the Palnis as on the Nilgiris.
30. Merula simillima. The Nilgiri blackbird. In spring its delightful song gladdens the groves of the higher Palnis.
31. Copschychus saularis. The magpie-robin. Has been observed as high as 5000 feet. The cock is black, and the hen grey, with a white breast and white in the wings and tail. The distribution of the black and white is like that in the common magpie.
THE FRINGILLIDÆ OR FINCH FAMILY
32. Passer domesticus. The common sparrow. Does not occur much above 5000 feet.