NOTES ON THE BIRDS OF CHITRAL. 913 



(768) Callacanthis hii,rloni—(l!nv. RED-nROWED FiNCH.) 



Not observed by mc, Fulton recorrls it us summer visitor, getting specimens 



in the Deodars in August from 8.000 to 9,000 feet. 

 (770.) Acanthis brevirostris — (TiiE Eastern Twite.) 

 Not observed by me. Fulton records it as fairly common on the high 



grazing grounds from 10,000 to 14,000 feet in July and August ; he obtained 



a nest at 13,000 feet. 

 (771) Metoponia pimlla—(TB.v. Gold-fronted Finch.) 

 Fairly common in small flocks at about 4,500 feet from November to March 



collecting in large flocks, probably increased by new arrivals in April, a few seen 



in May at that height. Fulton records them common on the Turikho at 12,000 



feet where they were nesting in July. 



* (774) Fringilla monti.frinf}illa. — (The Brambling.) 



Only observed in April when large flocks passed through Drosh on their 

 way north, 



(776) Passer domesticus—(TnK House-Sparrow.) 



Arrive end of April (first seen 20th), beginning to leave early in October, 

 very common at about 4,500 feet. Nested mostly in holes in trees, only a few 

 apparently finding sites in the houses, such being previously occupied by P. 

 montavus. Several colonies were found nesting fairly high up in the smaller 

 branches of trees in the orchards. The nest consisted of a large untidy ball 

 of straw, in the middle of which was the nest proper of hay and the usual 

 rubbish ; the entrance at the side was not easy to detect. Fulton noted it 

 as far up the valley as Sanoghar 7,800 feet. 



(778) Passer lospaniolensis — (The Spanish Sparrow,) 



Very common in large flocks round Drosh in October and November, not 

 seen in winter nor in summer. Arrived in large flocks right at the end of April 

 staying only about a fortnight. 



(779) Passer montanus — (The Tree Sparrow.) 



Very common all the year, from 4,000 feet up, nesting from April to August, 

 mostly in buildings, as far as such accommodation went. My notes tally 

 exactly with Fulton's. 



(780) Passer cinnamomeus — (The Cinnamon Tree Sparrow.) 



Fairly common in small parties in the lower wooded valleys at 4,000 feet in 

 winter. Fairly large flocks seen near Drosh in April. Met breeding in May at 

 about 6,000 feet, not seen lower than this in summer. 



(787) Fringillauda sordida — (Stoliczka's Modntain-Fincu,) 



Several small flocks seen near Drosh at about 5,000 feet in early April. Fulton 

 records having seen them at 6,000 feet in April and May, and found them 

 common at 10,000 to 14,000 feet in July. 



(788) Fringillauda brandti- (HnAUVr's Moontain-Finch.) 



Not observed by me. Fulton found them numerous in Bangol at 13,000 feet 

 up in July, but saw them nowhere else. 



* (790) Emberha fucata —(The Grey-headed Bunting.) 



No skin. I shot and identified this bird at Reshan in the Mastuj Valley 



