A LIST OF BIRDS FOUND IN THE SIMLA HILLS. 613 



951. The Small Himalayan Yellow-naped Green Woodpecker -Gecinus 

 chhrolophus, Vieill. 

 By no means common. Observed up to 7,000 feet. 

 961. The Western Himalayan Pied Woodpecker — Deiidroaypm himalay- 

 ensis, Jard. and Selby. 

 Fairly plentiful. Found up to 8,000 feet elevation. Eesident. 

 Eggs usually four. 

 967. The Fulvous-breasted Pied Wood-pecker — Dendrocopus macii, 

 Vieill. 

 . Dodsworth obtained this species near the Ashni River, Patiala 



State. Elevation 3,500 feet. 

 969. The Brown-fronted Pied Woodpecker — Detidrocopus auriceps 

 Vigors. 

 Abundant everywhere up to about 7,500 feet. Nests in April 

 as a rule. Eggs, generally four in a clutch. 

 986. The Golden-backed Woodpecker — Brachypterrms aurcmtius, Linn. 

 Dodsworth obtained one specimenin Bhagrat State. Eleva- 

 tion 3,000 feet. 

 996. The Great Slaty Woodpecker — Hemilophus pulverulentis, Temm. 



Dodsworth observed a party of these Woodpeckers in August 

 1907, vide Journal, B. N. H. S., Vol. XXI., No. l,p. 263. 

 1001. The Speckled Piculet — Picumnus innominahis, Burton. 



Not uncommon. Often found close to the ground climbing 

 up dwarf bamboo or course grass. Ascends to 6,000 feet 

 elevation. 

 1003. The Wryneck — lynx torquilla, Linn. 



Only a single specimen (male) obtained, 30th April 1916. 



Elevation 8,300 feet. Dissection showed that it would soon have 



been breeding. I have never heard its call in these hiUs and 



think the individual must have come some way out of its course. 



1006. The Great Himalayan Harhet— 31 egalceina marshalhrum, Swinhoe. 



Common. Its wailing cry its heard in every wooded ravine 



up to 8,000 feet. Nesting season April to June. 



1009. The Lineated Barbet — Thereiceryx lineatus, Vieill. 



Found in the lower valleys up to about 3,500 feet of elevation. 

 Common. 

 1012. The Blue-throated Barbet — Cyanops asiatica, Latham. 



Uncommon. Observed up to 6,700 feet. (Dodsworth.) 

 1019. The Crimson-breasted Barbet— XawMo/oBma hcem'itoceplmla, P. L. 

 S. Mull. 



Observed but rarely in the lower hills up to 2,000 feet, March 

 1912. 



1026. The Common Indian Bee-eater — Merops viridis, Linn. 



Ascends the hills to 5,000 feet. Breeding down on the banks 

 of the Sutlej, June 1913. Elevation 2,200 fef-t. 



1027. The Blue-tailed Bee-eater. — Merops philipfmius, Linn. 



In October 1915, 1 saw a large flock fly overhe-id, their call notes 

 first attracting my attention. 1 record this with some hesita- 

 tion, but at the same time I may mention I am well acquainted 

 with this species in the Plains where I have takeu its eggs. 

 The birds were certainly bee-eaters and the notes I heard were 

 those of M. philippinus. Elevation 8,000 feet. I made a note 

 at the time regarding the meteorological conditions, which were 

 misty and monsoony. 

 1034. The Himalayan Pied Kingfisher— Cer?//e luguhns. Vigors. 



A conspicuous bird on the large rstreams up to 4.000 feet. 



