obtained in Sikkim. 1C9 



688, Temenuchus malabaricus. Grey-headed Myna. 

 ]\Iy shikaree brought me oue specimen whilst I was at Dar- 

 jceling, which he obtained near the Teesta river. 



710. Passer montanus. Mountain-Sparrow. 

 This bird is abundant at Darjeehng. The only Sparrow I 

 saw there. 



735. H^MATOSPiZA siPAHi. Scarlet Grosbeak. 



I obtained half a dozen specimens of this splendid bird at 

 Darjeeling (four males and two females), but I did not see it 

 myself. I understood that it was not very rare. 



778. Sphenocercus sphenurus. Kokla Green Pigeon. 

 This very handsome Pigeon was common in the forests near 



Darjeeling. We saw a number of them during our return from 

 Mount Tongloo, via, Simombong, to the station. They have a 

 soft and pleasant note. 



779. Sphenocercus apicaudus. Pin-tailed Green Pigeon. 

 I obtained a greater number of specimens of this species 



than of the last, and, to the best of my belief, saw it quite as 

 often. 



795. Turtur suratensis. Spotted Dove. 



My companion purchased a pair of these birds from a Nepa- 

 lese who passed through our camp, on the summit of Mount 

 Tongloo ; and we brought them down, first to Darjeeling, and 

 subsequently to Bangalore, when we handed them over to the 

 Lai Bagh. They were only a few days old when first procured, 

 and were probably brought from Nepal. I saw two or three 

 individuals of this species afterwards on the banks of the Bul- 

 wabos river. 



798. Chalcophaps indica. Bronze-winged Dove. 



This lovely bird did not appear to be at all plentiful in 

 Sikkim : I did not meet with it myself; and the shikuTee only 

 procured two specimens for me, which he shot near the Great 

 Rungcet river. 



805. Ceriornis satyra. Sikkim Horned Pheasant. 

 I found it most difficult to procure specimens of this truly 

 magnificent bird in Sikkim, although \vc saw them not unfre- 



