268 Major J. Biddulph on the Birds ofGilgit. 



Mergus castor. The absolute identification of Gyps fulvescens 

 must also remain undecided, for reasons hereafter stated. 

 My identifications ofCorvus culminatus a.r\dCoh(mha livia may 

 also be accepted with hesitation, as also the specific distinc- 

 tion of Corvics collaris. Without taking these into account, 

 twenty-one species not previously recorded, or of doubtful 

 occurrence, in India, according to Mr. Hume's list of 1st 

 March, 1879, must now be added to the number of our Indian 

 species. They are Cerchneis vespertina, Lanius homeyeri, 

 Lanius phcenicuroides, Turdus hyemalis?, Saxicola vittata, 

 Saxicola oenanthe, Leptopoecile sophice, Accentor fulvescens, 

 Sturnus purpurascens, Petronia stulta, Emberiza hortulana, 

 Erythrospiza incarnata, Propasser blijthi, Linaria canna- 

 bina, Fringilla montifringilla, Leucosticte brandti, Turtur 

 aurita, jEgialitis hiaticula, jEgialitis jerdoni, Tringa acumi- 

 nata, and Crex pratensis. The occurrence of Hydrobata leuco- 

 gaster within Indian limits, though not included in the Gilgit 

 list, is also recorded for the first time. 



1. VULTUR MONACHUS, LiuU. 



I may have been wrong in my identification of these birds ; 

 but they were certainly not the young of Gyps himalayeasis. 

 They were a pair of adult birds of a totally different species. 



2. Gyps fulvescens, Hume. 



I regret that I did not bring this specimen home for com- 

 parison. To the best of my recollection, however, it was an 

 adult bird. Owing to the difficulty of transport, I left this 

 and a fine specimen of A. chrysaetos behind me. 



9a. Cerchneis VESPERTINA (Linn.). 



A single specimen, a young male in immature plumage, was 

 obtained in October. Length 11-25 inches, wing 8-8, tail 5*1, 

 tarsus 1"12; irides light brown ; legs and cere orange ; claws 

 paler. I have compared this specimen Avith those of C. amu- 

 rensis and C. vespertina in Mr. Seebohm's collection, and 

 have no doubt of its identity with the latter species, though the 

 immature specimens are difficult to discriminate. 



