498 JURDS FliOM KASHMIR— RICHMOND. vol.xviii. 



Family PSITTACID.E. 



158. PALiEORNIS SCHISTICEPS, Hodgson. 



Male, immature, Lolab Valley, Kaslimir, July 1, 181»1. 



Male, adult, Lolab Valley, Kashmii-, July 10, 1891; (),000 feet. 

 "Upper maudible red, yellow at tip; lower maudible yellow: feet 

 slate; irides wliite." 



Male, adult, Lolab Valley, Kashmir, July 10, 1891. 



Male, immature, Lolab Valley, Kashmir, July 12, 1891. 



Male, adult, Vale of Kashmir, August 22, 1891 ; 0,000 feet. " Upper 

 mandible red at base, yellow at tip, as is lower maudible; cere orange; 

 irides yellowish white; feet dirty yellowish brown; length, 19^ inches." 



Immature, Vale of Kashmir, August 23, 1891; 0,000 feet. "Bill 

 yellow; feet greenish brown." 



Family COLUMBID.E. 

 159. COLUMBA INTERMEDIA, Strickland. 



Male, adult, Dras Valley, Jvashmir, :N^ovember 9,1891; 10,000 feet. 

 "Irides orange; feet pinkish red; length, 11 inches." 



Female, adult, Dras Valley, Kashmir, November 9, 1891; 10,000 feet. 

 "Length, 13 inches." 



Male, adult, Dras Valley, Kashmir, March 27, 1892 ; 9,000 feet. " Bill 

 black; feet red; irides orange red; cere white; length, 13| inches.'' 



Male, adult, Dras, Kashmir, June 21, 1893 ; 10,000 feet. " Bill black ; 

 cere white; feet red, claws black; irides brownish yellow; length, 13 

 inches," 



. Female, adult, Haramosh, Baltistan, February 16, 1892; 5,500 feet. 

 "Bill black; cere grayish white; feet red; irides yellowish brown; 

 length, 12J inches," 



Male, adult, Haramosh, Baltistan, March 8, 1892; 7,000 feet. ''Bill 

 black; cere gray; feet dull i)ink; irides orange, paler near pupil; length, 

 13| iufhes." 



The female from Haramosh has the rump gray, similar to the back; 

 the niide, on the other hand, has a very pale gray rump, the lower part 

 being almost white. The four Dras birds show considerable grayish 

 white on the rump, the color being in rather marked contrast with the 

 gray of the back. 



160. COLUMBA RUPESTRIS (Pallas). 



]\Lile. adult, Braldu Valley, Baltistan, December 23, 1891; 10,000 

 feet. "Bill black; feet dull red; irides orange; length, 13^- inches." 



Male, adult. Xamika-la Pass, Kashmir, June 2G, 1893; 12,000 feet. 

 "Bill black; cere white; irides red; feet pink, claws black; length, 13^ 

 inches." 



