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catching them out with a butterfly net may be regarded as a very severe trial 

 of temper and patience; they hide and jink in an almost impossible way. 

 The " drop" is marvellous, it looks sheer straight, which it cannot be because of 

 the branches. I fear this is rather an avicultural note, will try not to let it 

 occur again. 



Gates is of opinion that the subfamily Crateropodidce " probably derive no 

 portion of their food directly from trees, " my observations do not agree with 

 this. 

 (187) Myiophonevs temminchi — (The Himalayan Whistling-Thrdsh.) 

 Common. 



(2G9) Hypsipetes psaroides—(TnE Himalayan Black Bulbdl.) 

 Common summer visitor arriving at the end of April. 

 *(2S;-i) Molpastes inlermedius — (The Punjab Red-vented Bdlbul.) 

 No skin. Only one pair was seen, summer visitors ; they nested on the 

 Lower Drosh farm. Practically certain to have been this variety of Red-vented 

 Bulbul. 

 (284) Molpastes leucogenys — (The White-cheeked Bdlbul.) 

 A few present in the winter up to 4,500 feet ; numbers greatly increased by 

 summer visitors ; only partial migrants, I fancy, arriving in March. They 

 range only slightly higher in summer 



Family— SITTID^. 



(320) Sitta A;as^m/rensz.s— (Brooks's Nuthatch.) 



No skin, but I identified from the dead bird. Saw some in December and 

 again in May a little over 6,000 feet at the Sanatorium above Drosh among 

 the tits. Not seen again. Fulton reports them as common towards Dir. 



(323) Sitta I eucopsis— (The White-Cheeked Nuthatch.) 



V^ery common in winter down to 6,000 feet among the tits. 



Family— DICKUR1D.E. 



(327) Dicrurus afer— (The Black Drongo.) 



Very common summer visitor up to 5,500 feet. Arrives in mid-April. 



Family— CERTHID^. 



(341) Certhia himalayaua— (The Himalayan Tree-Creeper.) 



Common in winter down to r ,000 feet, often seen among the tits. A few 

 were seen in December as low as 4,500 feet and some were seen at 7,000 feet in 

 June. 



(348) Tichodroma mnraria— (The Wall-Creeper.) 



Common down to 4.000 feet in winter arriving in October, leaving in early 

 May. One pair (apparently) hung about Drosh fort till early July, Eager, 

 but vain search was made for the nest, I fancy they were weaklings resting, 

 as they re-appeared without young in September. 



•(352) Anorthura negIecta~(THE Kashmir Wren.) 



Common in winter about Drosh down to 4,000 feet, seemed to have left hy 



