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montlily on tour, tells me be has observed flocks in the 

 reeds there at all seasons, and in August has seen parents 

 going about with newly -fledged families. 



[740.] CoccoTHRAUsTEs HUMii. Humc^s Hawfinch. 



Fulton, J. B. N. H. S. xvi. p. 52 (shot 2 in May at 

 4000 ft.: Chitral). 



50. S ad. liaisan, 2360 ft., 25th December. 



85. S ad. Kohat, 1760 ft., 14th January. 



638. S ad. Ilangu, 2700 ft., 3rd March. 



A winter visitor to the District in fair numbers from 

 October till mid- April, being especially common in the 

 Miranzai Valley, but rare on the Samana. It generally 

 occurs in small parties about wild olive-groves, orchards, and 

 gardens, feeding on berries, seeds, and the kernels of fruit- 

 stones. The call-note, which is frequently uttered, is a shrill 

 tee, not at all what might be expected from such a big bird. 



I met with a party of five on the 5th of May at 9000 feet 

 on tbe Peiwar Spur; possibly the bird nests about there. 



[741.] Pycnorhamphus icteroides. The Black-and- 

 Yellow Grosbeak. 



Kattray, J. B. N. H. S. xvi. p. 657 (common : Murree 

 Hills) ; Ward, op. cit. xvii. p. 484 (abundant) ; Perreau, 

 op. cit. xviii. p. 186 (Chitral). 



671, 672. c? $ ad. Hangu, 2700 ft., 12th March. 



A common bird on the wooded slopes of the Safed Koh 

 from 7000 to 11,000 feet, but shy, and its loud call-note, 

 preter-pre, is more often beard than the bird seen. A few 

 occasionally descend to the Miranzai Valley in winter. 



[743.] Pycxouha.mphus carneipes. The White-winged 

 Grosbeak. 



Marshall, J. B. N. H. S. xiv. p. 604 (common in the 

 hills round Quetta) ; Ward, op. cit. xvii. p. 486, & xviii. 

 p. 462 (resident, but scarce). 



301. c? ad. Safed Koh, 8500 ft., 7th July. 



Not nearly so common as the last species, but much bolder 

 and less of a forest-bird, keeping more to the Juniper-scrub 

 between 8000 and 12,000 feet. Frequently to be seen 



