12CMS.,THE DIAGNOSTIC WHITE PATCH ON THE CENTRE OF TAIL CAN BE DIFFICULT TO SEE IN THE FIELD(THE WHITE SPOTS ON THE TIPS OF OUTER TAIL FEATHERS ARE NOT DIAGNOSTIC AS THIS FEATURE IS ALSO SHOWN BY OTHER SPECIES),THE WHITE CHIN AND CHEEKS GRADUALLY BECOMING INCREASINGLY CINNAMON-BUFF ON THE REMAINING UNDER PARTS SEPARATE THIS FROM CHESTNUT BELLIED NUTHATCH AND WHITE-CHEEKED NUTHATCH.UNDERPARTS ARE PALER (RUFOUS VS CHESTNUT) AND RELATIVELY BROAD BLACK EYE-STRIPE USUALLY FLARES MORE MARKEDLY BEHIND THE EAR-COVERTS THAN ON KASHMIR NUTHATCH.