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544. Tbmbnuohus pagodarum — The Black-headed Myna. 



Rare. I obtained one nest, shooting the bird below Dungagali about 

 5,000 feet elevation. This is the only occasion on which I saw the bird. 



549. Acridotheres tristis. — The Common Myna. 



Common all round Murree, but none at Changla or Dungagalis : from 

 this it appears the bird does not ascend the hills above 7.000 ft. 



552. iEiHiOPSAR fusous.— The Jungle Myna. 



Common round Murree, but like the last, none at Changla or Dunga- 

 galis. 



558. Hemichelidon sibirica. — The Sooty Flycatcher. 



Very rare near Murree, but common above 8,000 feet. I hardly 

 went a day into the higher hills without seeing 2 or o pairs. The nests 

 are, however, difficult to find, and situation various, often against side of 

 a tree trunk within reach of the hand, and just as often 40 feet up a 

 fir tree resting on the bough some distance from tree trunk. I obtained 

 some 12 or 13 nests during June and July this year (1904). 



568. Cyornis superciliaris.— The White-browed Blue Flycatcher. 



Common everywhere. I could have taken any number of nests 

 I wished both at Murree and the Galis. 



579. Stoparola melanops. — The Verditer Flycatcher. 



Very common round Murree, but less so near Changlagali. I saw 

 very few birds near Dungagali. 



592. Culioicapa CEYLONENSis. — The Grey-headed Flycatcher. 



Not common. I saw a few birds round Murree and obtained one 

 nest ; they were not common in the Galis. 



594. Niltava sundara.— The Rufous-bellied Niltava. 



Common round Murree about 6,000 ft., but none at either Changla 

 or Dungagalis. Nests difficult to find. Generally placed in a hole in 

 the bank of shady nullah, but I have found them in a hole in a tree 

 stump and at the roots of bushes. I once found an egg of Cuculus 

 canorus in a nest of this bird. 



604. Rhipiduha albifrontata.— White-browed Fantail Flycatcher. 



I saw 2 or 3 pairs of these birds and am sure from their actions they 

 had a nest near, but as I did not want eggs I did not trouble about the 

 nest. 



610. Pratincola maura. — The Indian Bush-Chat. 



Common round Murree. I obtained a great many nests there. I 

 saw birds near Dungagalis, but did not hunt up their nests. 



