92 Major H. A. F. j\ragratli on the 



and PJiylloscopus subviridis jhesides obtaining some interesting 

 mammals. His most important discovery, however, was a 

 new race o^ Anorthura procured at 10,000 feet on the Safed 

 Koh. To this bird he has very generously done me the 

 honour of giving my name, an honour quite undeserved, which 

 has made me insist on the trivial name of '' Whitehead's 

 Wren-" for that species. 



With the kind assistance of Dr. Bowdler Sharpe and 

 Mr. Charles Chubb I was enabled to work out, at the British 

 Museum, the skins procured by "Whitehead on this trip, in 

 addition to those previously collected in Kohat. 



During my absence on leave my regiment had marched 

 in course of relief to Bannu, the district which borders the 

 Kohat District to the south. My official connexiou with 

 Kohat was therefore, much to my regret (especially as I 

 could no longer pursue my ornithological studies there), 

 severed. Passing througii Kohat Station on my return 

 from leave, Whitehead met me with the interesting news 

 that he had a few days previously shot a Waxwing [Ampelis 

 f/arrulus), another new bird for India. 



In April 1907, availing myself of three months' privilege- 

 leave and Whitehead at the same time obtaining a year's 

 furlough, Ave decided to take a trip together to the Kurram 

 Valley before he went home, in order to add, if possible, to 

 the knowledge gained in the previous year. We met at 

 Thall on the 15th of April and there awaited the sanction of 

 the Political Agent of the Kurram Valley to our proposed 

 expedition in the territory under his administration. The 

 number of the smaller Passerine birds migrating up the valley 

 at the time was very great, and we had plenty to interest us 

 in this unusual leave-resort. The officer commanding the 

 Post, Lieut. Wolley, with his wonted hospitality, invited us 

 to consider ourselves honorary members of his little mess, 

 which privilege w'c were only too glad to avail ourselves of, 

 In due course the Political Officer's permit arrived, but it 

 was so hampered by restrictions that we had to abandon 

 our original intention of working slowly up the valley and 

 proceed direct to Parachinar, the headquarters of the Agency, 



