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females of each species, I ascertained that they would not lay 

 before the end of May at the earliest. R. proregulus was still 

 in flocks. In the habit of congregating, and being always on 

 the move from tree to tree, these birds resemble the Titmice, 

 and are equally noisy ; but the other Reguloides are more silent 

 and solitary. 



I continued my journey to Srinuggur, rather reluctant to 

 leave a place where these birds were so plentiful. At Srinuggur 

 I met Capt. Cock, who, like myself, was also upon a nesting- 

 expedition, and equally intent upon solving the problem as to 

 where the Reguloides bred. 



We were too early for their eggs, and in the mean time went 

 up the Scind valley. When we had gone two marches, find- 

 ing that the gorge became very rocky and narrow, with but 

 very few birds, I decided upon retracing my steps and making 

 the best of my way to Gulmerg. I did so; but Capt. Cock 

 continued his journey to Sonamerg, intending afterwards to 

 join me at Gulmerg. I arrived there on the 31st of May, at 

 about 10 o'clock : and by 4 o'clock in the afternoon I had three 

 nests of Reguloides superciliosus in my possession, each contain- 

 ing five eggs. On the very same day Capt. Cock had also 

 taken the eggs of this bird at Sonamerg. 



Gulmerg is one of those mountain- downs, or extensive pas- 

 ture-lands, which are numerous on the tops of the range of 

 hills immediately below the Pir Punjal range, which is the 

 first snowy range. It is a beautiful mountain- common, about 

 SOOO feet above the level of Srinuggur, which latter place has 

 an elevation of 5235 feet. This common is about three miles 

 long, and about a couple of miles wide, but of very irregular 

 shape. On all sides the undulatmg grass-land is surrounded 

 by pine-clad hills; and on one side the pine-slopes are sur- 

 mounted by snowy mountains. On the side near the snow the 

 supply of water in the woods is ample. The whole hill- side 

 is intersected by small ravines, and each ravine has its stream 

 of pure cold water — water so difi*erent from the tepid fluid we 

 drink in the plains. In such places M'here there were water and 

 old pines Reguloides superciliosus was very abundant. Every 

 few yards was the domain of a pair. The males were very 



