408 Major C. H. T. Marshall o>i the Birds uf Chutaba. 



birds of ill onien^ the present species more esjiecially so. It 

 is shot wherever founds and the body thrown into the nearest 

 river, so that the bad luck connected with them may be 

 washed away. 



74<bis. Scops suNiA. " Dundul.^' 



74 ^er. Scops spilocephalus. 



75 bis. Scops plumipes. 



I have only distinguished three species of Scops in the 

 forests at an elevation of from 6000 to 7000 feet. Their 

 calls are very distinct ; one says chock chuk chuk, another 

 chuk chuk chuk, and the third chuk chock chock chuk. At 

 least this is the nearest 1 can make out of their notes on 

 paper. They commence calling in May about dusk, but as 

 soon as the rainy season begins the weird sounds cease. I 

 found the eggs of <S. spilocephalus at Murree in 1872, but 

 have not been successful here. 



79. Athene cucuLoiDEs. ''Burra dundul." 



80. Glaucidium brodiei. 



Very common all through forests, where on summer 

 nights the quaint double whistle is heard on all sides. 



82. HiRUNDO RUSTicA. ^' Charairi." 



The common House-Swallow of Chamba. They arrive in 

 the spring in numbers, frequently as early as February 1st, 

 and stay here till the autumn. A nest may be found in every 

 third or fourth house during April and May. A Swallow's 

 nest in the house is looked upon as a good omen by the 

 householder. 



84. HiRUNUO riLIFERA. 



85 bis. HiRUNDo daurica. 



This species does not come down into the valleys, but is 

 common during the summer at Dalhousie (7000 feet). 



90 bis. CoTYLE pallida. 



91. CoTYLE RUPESTRIS. 



93. Chehdox casumiriexsis. 



