168 Capt. Bulger on Birds 



650. Melanochlora sultanea. Sultan Yellow Tit. 



I did not see this bird myself ; but my shikaree obtained three 

 good examples from the lower part of the valley of the Great 

 Rungeet river. It is a very handsome species, and its yellow 

 crest is very striking. 



660. CoRvus culminatus. Indian Corby. 



I shot a pair of these birds on the summit of Mount Tong- 

 loo, 10,078 feet above the sea. I did not see it elsewhere in 

 Sikkim. 



666. NuciFRAGA hemispila. Himalayan Nutcracker. 

 I obtained two individuals on the summit of Mount Tongloo, 

 and I saw two others in the same locality. 



671. Urocissa OCCIPITALIS. Red-billed Blue Magpie. 



I saw this splendid bird in the forests between Darjeeling 

 and Mount Tongloo, but not until we had ascended to nearly 

 8000 feet. I almost always came upon them feeding upon the 

 ground, but when they rose they took refuge in the upper 

 branches of the tall trees. We procured two or three speci- 

 mens. 



672. Urocissa cucullata. Yellow-billed Blue Magpie. 



I found this species at higher altitudes than the last, where 

 it seemed to take its place. It is not nearly so handsome, but is 

 still a striking-looking bird, and has a strange, loud call. We 

 obtained three specimens during the ascent of Mount Tongloo. 



673. CissA SINENSIS. Green Jay. 



My shikaree procured three specimens in good plumage of 

 this very beautiful bird, from the valley of the Great Rungeet 

 river. I understood from him that they were not found quite 

 so high as Leebong, which is about 6000 feet above the sea. 



676. Dendrocitta sinensis. Himalayan Magpie. 



We saw a number of these, and obtained several specimens 

 during the descent, via Simombong, from Mount Tongloo. 

 They did not appear to range very high. 



677. Dendrocitta frontalis. Black -browed Magpie. 

 This species was obtained by us in the same localities as the 



last. 



