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505. Campophatja melanoschista (The Dark-grey Cuckoo-Shrike). — Al- 

 though I have not been able to trace to " The Dark-grey Cuckoo-Shrike " a 

 loud and slowly repeated note like " trweenh " '' trweenh. " I attribute it to 

 this bird which was not common in Murree or the Galis. 



558. Hfimichelidon sib/'rica (The Sooty Flycatcher). ^ — There were numbers 

 of "Sooty Flycatchers" about in Murree up to the middle of May, thereafter 

 they became very rare. In Dunga Gali and on Mozpuri (9,U00 feet) I did not 

 observe nearly so many of this species as I did in Thandiani last year. The 

 song of this Flycatcher is a feeble little twitter. On one occasion at Changia 

 Glali I observed this Flycatcher, singing from the top of a shrub about a foot high 

 on the side of a mountain path, an unusual perch for the species. 



579. Stoparola melanops (The Verditer Flycatcher). — A favorite site for 

 the nests of " The Verditer Flycatcher" is under the roots of trees where the 

 earth has been washed or fallen away leaving a deep recess. Even though 

 the birds be marked home the nests are difficult to find in such places, as, being 

 composed principally of moss, they match their surroundings exactly , more- 

 over the light is often deficient in the deep cavities. Another, though less 

 favorite site, is under bridges. This Flycatcher was common in Murree and 

 more so at Dunga Gali. In the latter place Captain Skinner's searcher came on 

 a Cuckoo which was evidently prospecting a nest of this species in which there 

 were two hardset eggs of a second brood. 



592. Culicicaj'M ceylonensi^ (The Grey-headed Flycatcher). — This Fly- 

 catcher occurred both in Murree and the Galis and was fairly common. A pair 

 were observed in Murree on the '26th of June with nesting material in bill. 

 Captain Skinner took eggs at Dunga Gali and came across a curious instance of 

 apparently, two females sharing the same nest, an account of which he is 

 sending to this journal. The note of this Flycatcher, in the breeding season, 

 is a sharp ' Tyfi-jlt" followed by a prolonged twittering note. 



594. Niltava sundara (The Rufous-bellied Niltava).— The note of "The 

 Rufous-bellied Niltava" when one approaches the nest is a grasshopper-like trill. 

 I did not hear a song. I came across a male near the highest point in Changia 

 Gali (9 000' ) which evidently had a nest close by. That place and Murree 

 were the only places I observed this Flycatcher. This species is more chat than 

 flycatcher-like in habits. Two nests found in Murree were built in absurdly 

 open situations in banks on the roadside. In one nest the eggs, in measurement 

 and coloration were precisely similar to those of Stojyarola mclanops, 



598. /er/)iiiph'j7ie parudisi {The Indian Paradise Flycatcher). — On the 18th 

 of May at about 7,000 feet and below the bungalows on the South side of the 

 Murree ridge I saw either an immature or female " Indian Paradise Fly- 

 catcher." The particular spot it was in was dry and waterless. This species may 

 possibly breed just below Murree in normal seasons when there is water about. 



608. Pratincola caprata (The Common Pied Bush-chat). — The male " Pied 

 Bush- Chat " has quite a pretty song in the breeding season. It occurs on the 

 Murree hill up to about 5,000 feet. 



