116 Lieut. C. H. T. Whitehead on the 



being a common bird in the Murree Hills. Unfortunately 

 no examples were procured. 



[341.] Certhia himalayana. The Himalayan Tree- 

 Creeper. 



Fulton, J. B. N. H. S. xvi. p. 48 (shot in August) ; Rattray, 

 t. c. p. 424 (Murree Hills : very comon) ; Ward, op. cit. xvii. 

 p. Ill (abundant up to 10,000 ft.). 



623. ? ad. Kohat, 1760 ft., 29th February. 



690. ? ad. „ „ 16th March. 



A common cold- weather visitor to the District from 

 September till April, occurring on the Samana up to 6000 

 feet. It does not by any means restrict itself to trees : I 

 have often noticed it climbing up walls. 



Breeds in fair numbers on the Safed Koh, from 7000 to 

 9000 feet. 



The call-note is a faint squeak, rarely heard in winter, 

 though in summer its loud but rather monotonous song is 

 constantly uttered. 



[348.] TicHODROMA MURARiA. Tlic Wall-Crecper. 



Marshall, J. B. N. H. S. xiv. p. 602 (Quetta: occurs in 

 winter from 1000 feet upwards) ; Fulton^ op. cit. xvi. p. 48 

 (Chitral : common from October till April) ; W^ard, op. cit. 

 xvii. p. Ill (winter visitor, sometimes assuming black 

 throat-feathers) . 



40. Ad.? Khushalgarh, 1200 ft., 16th December. 



315. c? juv. Safed Koh, 15,000 ft., 12th July. 



A winter visitor to the District from October till mid- 

 March ; common on the Samana, but less so elsewhere. 

 Generally found singly or in pairs about cliffs, but occasion- 

 ally some distance from rocks on earth-banks. 



An example shot on the 13th of March had the black 

 feathers on the throat and breast well developed. 



On the 12tli of July, 190G, I came across a newly-fledged 

 family at 15,000 feet on the Safed Koh, in the shale screes, 

 and shot one specimen. The wing- and tail-feathers were 

 only partially grown, the bill Avas quite soft and very short. 



