-- vittatus, 57 Larks, 210 Laughing-thrushes, 27, 42 _seq._, 107 Liopicus mahrattensis, 243 Lioptila capistrata, 47, 109 Liothrix lutea, 110, 133 Lobelia excelsa, 197, 200 Lophophanes melanopterus, 41 Lophospizias trivirgatus, 224 Loriculus vernalis, 221, 245 Love-bird, 245 Machlolophus haplonotus, 186, 236 -- spilonotus, 106 -- xanthogenys, 40 Macropteryx coronata, 217 Macropygia tusalia, 99, 125 Madras, 212 Magpie, blue, 27, 30 _seq._ Magpie-robin, 22, 27 Maidenhair, 17 "Making of Species," 171 Malabar whistling-thrush, 154, 237 Mango, 16 Marshall, Colonel, 149 Megalaema marshallorum, 79, 121, 174 Megalaemas, 175, 178 Merula boulboul, 69, 118, 158 -- simillima, 204, 241 Microcichla scouleri, 117 Microperdix erythrorhynchus, 229, 246 Milvus govinda, 96, 125, 223, 245 -- melanotis, 96 Minla igneitincta, 111 Minivets, 58, 114, 198 Mohrhaita, 94 Molpastes, 138 -- bengalensis, 50 -- haemorrhous, 191, 237 -- leucogenys, 51, 112 Monal pheasant, 25 Monaul, 99 Moss, hanging, 17 Motacilla maderaspatensis, 208 -- melanope, 75 MOTACILLIDAE, 75, 119, 208, 242 Mountain-thrush, 118 Munia, 205 Murree, 56, 59, 78, 146 MUSCICAPIDAE, 62, 114, 200, 240 Mussoorie, 26, 42, 45, 49, 59, 86, 89, 94, 97, 103, 136 Mycerobas, 164 -- melanoxanthus, 164 Myna, 22, 27, 37, 44, 60, 199, 240 Myiophoneus horsfieldi, 237 -- temmincki, 46, 109, 154 Naini Tal, 20, 33, 42, 46, 51, 53, 56, 59, 64 _seq._, 75 _seq._, 86, 94, 146, 149, 158, 163 NECTARINIDAE, 76, 119, 210, 242 Neophron ginginianus, 90, 222, 245 Nepalese, 23 New Zealand, 171 Nightjars, 218 Nilgiris, 37, 42 -- common birds of the, 183 Nilkhant, 31 Niltava grandis, 115 -- macgrigoriae, 115 -- sundara, 64, 115 Nim, 16 Nucifraga hemispila, 39 -- multipunctata, 39 Nutcrackers, 38 Nuthatch, 42, 52, 113, 195 Oak, 17 -- forest, 24 Oates, 133, 146, 148, 206, 208 Ochromela nigrirufa, 201, 240 Oology of cuckoos, 84 Ootacamund 186, 206 _seq._, 219, 221, 230 _seq._ Orchid, 18 Oreicola ferrea, 66 Oreocincla dauma, 70 -- molissima, 118 -- nilgirensis, 205 Oreocorys sylvanus, 75, 119 Oriental region, 28 Orioles, 59, 199 ORIOLIDAE, 59, 199, 239 Oriolus kundoo, 59, 165, 199 -- melanocephalus, 165, 199, 239 Orthotomus sartorius, 145, 196, 238 Otocompsa, 138, 147 -- emeria, 50 -- fuscicaudata, 192, 237 Otogyps calvus, 222, 245 Ouzel, 118 -- grey-winged, 69, 158 _seq._ Owlets, spotted, 27 Owls, 88, 124, 221, 245 Paddy bird, 27 Palaearctic region, 28 Palaeornis columboides, 220, 244 -- cyanocephalus, 88 -- schisticeps, 87, 124 -- torquatus, 87 Palm, 16 Palni Hills, common birds of the, 235 _seq._ Paradise flycatcher, 64 Paroquets, 26 Parrots, 87, 124, 244 Partridges, 102 Partridge, hill, 126 Parus atriceps, 42, 106, 186 -- monticola, 40, 106, 128 Passer cinamomeus, 72 -- domesticus, 207, 241 -- montanus, 118 Pathargarhi muta, 21 Pea-fowl, 220 Pekin-robin, 110, 133 Pericrocotus brevirostris, 58, 114