60 On Birds observed near Nynce Tal and Almorah. 



grass. The eggs are three or four in number, and are laid from 

 the second week to the end of May. They measure '834 in. 

 by "625 in., greyish-white, mottled and speckled all over with 

 two shades of light brown. Both nest and eggs closely resemble 

 those of A. arvensis. 



778. Sphenocercus sphenurus. One shot near Blnsur. 



793. TuRTUR meena. Common in well-wooded places. 



794. TuRTUR cambayensis. Frequently seen near Almorah, 

 and one nest procured. 



808. PucRAsiA MACROLOPHA. I havc two cggs of this bird, 

 given me by a friend; they measure 2'083 in. by 1'416 in., 

 and are of a bufFy-white, spotted all over with lighter and darker 

 reddish-brown, so as strongly to resemble those of the English 

 Black Grouse. 



810. Gallophasis albocristatus. I have two eggs of this 

 bird, from the same source ; they measure 1*925 in. by 1"458 in., 

 and are of a dull buffy-white without spot, very like those of a 

 Game Fowl. 



812. Gallus ferrugineus. Two eggs of this bird measure 

 1*75 in. by 1*416 in., and are of a pale buffy-white without 

 markings. 



820. Caccabis chukar. Dr. Govan, of Almorah, gave me a. 

 few eggs of this bird laid in confinement; they measure 1'75 in. 

 by 1*25 in., and are of a pale greyish-buff, marked sparingly all 

 over with very light greyish-brown, closely resembling those of 

 the European C. rufa. 



855. Lobivanellus goensis is met with in the lower valleys. 



In addition to the foregoing birds I have two or three which 

 I cannot make out. They may be new to the Indian list. 

 One is a Prinia, with a dark ashy-grey band across the chest ; 

 another is like a diminutive full-crested Bulbul, a plain brown 

 little bird with a dark chestnut-brown head. I was much struck 

 with the great scarcity of Eagles and Hawks in Kumaon ; I ex- 

 pected to find them plentiful, but the reverse was the case. I 

 once saw a Sparrow-Hawk, but could not determine the species. 



