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This bird breeds in numbers at from 10,000 to 11,000 feet 

 and probably in winter descends to the warmer Galleys, but I 

 have never observed it at the foot of the hills. 



202. The Chestnut-headed Short Wing — Oligura caslaneicoronata. 



The F. B. I. says of the distribution of this bird " Nepal- 

 Sikhim ; Khasi Hills . . . ." This species is not uncommon in 

 Tehri Garhwal (and doubtless also in Kumaon) between 4,000 

 and 11,000 feet. It frequents dense undergrowth especially in 

 shady ravines. 



It is a resident species and breeds at low as well as at high 

 elevations. 



I have observed it west of the Tons river, but I think it 

 unlikely to be found in the Punjab Himalayas. 



23o. The Red-billed Liothrix — Liothrix lutea. 



The F. B. I. says : " This bird is found from 5,000 to 8,000 

 feet or lower." 



In the United Provinces this bird frequents the dense jungles 

 near the foot of the hills, where it breeds, at from 1,500 to 

 4,000 feet. It rarely ascends above 5,000 feet. 



In the Eastern Himalaya, near Darjeeling, it ascends to 7,000 

 or even 8,000 feet. 



335. The Hair-crested Drongo — Chibia lioitentotta . 



The F. B. I. says of the distribution of this bird "The Hima- 

 layas from Garhwal eastwards." 



It is however commen in the submontane Sal forests, iuclud- 

 ingf the Dehra Dun as far as the Jumna and I have observed it 

 breeding up the Jumna valley at 4,500 feet elevation. 



Mr. C. H. Donald has recently pointed out in this Journal 

 (Vol. XXV., page 500) that this species occurs rarely in the 

 Kangra valley (Punjab). 



350. The Scaly-breasted Wren — Pncepyffa squamata. 



The F. B. I. says of this bird that it occurs in the Himalayas 

 *'■ at considerable elevations." This is true of the summer 

 months, for this species breeds below the snows at an elevation 

 of from 9,000 to 11,000 feet. In the winter it descends to the 

 submontane Sal forests and lower valleys. 



371. The Spotted Bush- Warbler— rnAww thoracia. 



The F. B. I. puts the distribution of this bird as " Nepal and 

 Sikhim" eastwards. 



It also occurs in Tehri Garhwal (and doubtless also in Kumaon) 

 in the summer at high elevations. I found it breeding at from 

 10,000 to 11.000 feet. 



The bird differs somewhat from typical T. thoracia and may 

 possibly prove to be a distinct species. 



446. The Aberrant Warbler— iV^eorwis flavoiivaceus. 



The description given by the F. B. I. of the nest and eggs is 

 wrong. They belonged evidently to Horornis. 



