NESTING OF THE BAR-UEADED GOOSE. 361* 



The Tibetan name for the bar-headed goose is " Angba Karpo " or 

 more briefly " Ang Kar " which means " white goose." The Brah- 

 miny duck which nests in ruined houses and rocks near the lake is 

 called the " yellow goose." I made careful enquiries from the egg 

 collectors as to the presence of any other kind of goose on the lake 

 and they assured me that the bar-headed goose was the only kind and 

 I have never seen any other species at any time of the year. 



After taking as many eggs as 1 wanted I returned, but sent some 

 men on to see if they could get the eggs of GrnsnigricoUis of which 

 many were feeding on the marsh, and in the evening they brought 

 me one egg and a clutch of terns eggs. The brown-headed gull 

 (Larus hrunneicephalus) was also seen in large numbers and one egw 

 was brought to me subsequently. 



The photographs show the individual nests, which appear as 

 white patches, and also the down scattered all over the nesting 

 ground. They also show how the nests are crowded together, the 

 distance between them being frequently less than a yard. 



