Major C. H. T. Marshall on the Birds of Ckamba. 421 



751. Metoponia pusilla. 



The gold-headed Finches come here in flocks in March, 

 hut stay a very short time. 

 753. Fringilauda sordida. 

 Very common all through the winter in large flights. 



767. Alauda gulgula. 



778. Sphenocercus sPHENURUs. " Kokla." 



784. Palumbus CAsioTis. ''Dhanud." 



787. PALUi\IB(ENA EVERSMANNI. 



788. COLUMBA INTERMEDIA. 



789. CoLUMBA RUPESTRIS. 



790. CoLUMBA LEUCONOTA. " Bujul.'^ 



The Snow-Pigeons and Palumbus casiotis come down 

 ahout Chamba in very large flocks in the winter. I only 

 once got P. eversmanni. Columba rupestris I met with in 

 the Pangi valley breeding in the precipitous cliffs overhang- 

 ing the Chenab. • 



792. TuRTUR RUPicoLA. " Coiu." 



795. TuRTUR SURATENSIS. 



796. TuRTUR RisoRiA. " Googi.^^ 



797. TuRTUR HU3VirLIS. 



803. Pavo CRi STATUS. ^"Mohv,'' 2 ''Bodur.'' 



804. LOPHOPHOKUS IMPEYANUS. " NilgUP.'^ 



804 ^er. Lophophorus chambanus, sp. nov. (Plate X.) 

 Two years ago a Monal Pheasant was brought in to 

 me from the Birnota forest (in the Chamba State, N.W. 

 Himalaya), which I saw at once was very different from 

 L. impeyunus. Its bronzed lower back and green breast 

 made it easily distinguishable from any other known species. 

 My brother, Major George Marshall, R.E., who was with me, 

 suggested that I should describe it then ; but fearing that it 

 might be a mere variety, I considered it best to wait until 

 more specimens could be procured. The following spring 

 Mr. A. L. Seale (to whom I have given a contract to shoot 



