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



in India, at Chaman. Subsequently Capt. Marshall and Major 

 Betham found it common round Quetta, and the latter dis- 

 covered a number of nests (vide Rep. of Baluchistan Nat. 

 Hist. Soc.in J. B. N. H. S. xviii. p. 521). From the 8th of 

 January till the 1st March, 1906, a flock frequented a 

 Mohammedan cemetery near Kohat which was much over- 

 grown with weeds, on the seeds of which they used to feed. 

 The males had started singing by the 1st of March; the 

 call-note may be rendered worr. 



[7Q7.'] Carduelis caniceps. The Himalayan Goldfinch. 



Marshall, J. B. N. H, S. xiv. p. 604 (Quetta : scarce); 

 Fulton, op. cit. xvi. p. 53 (very common in summer up to 

 13,000 ft.) ; Ward, op. cit. xvii. p. 484 (the majority migrate 

 through Kashmir, but a few stay to nest). 



625, 626. ? ? ads. Kohat, 1760 ft., 29th February. 



A winter visitor, occurring in large flocks from November 

 till the middle of April. Its confiding habits are taken 

 advantage of by the local bird-catchers, who snare large 

 numbers, retailing them at 2d. or 3^. each. 



One of the commonest birds on the Samana in winter. 

 Capt. Keen tells me that a few stayed there all through 

 the summer, and he believes nested in the neighbourhood. 



W^e also observed a few in the Upper Kurram Valley in 

 spring and summer. 



[7G8.] Callacanthis burtoni. The Red-browed Finch. 



Fulton, J. B. N. H. S. xvi. p. 53 (Chitral : summer visitor) ; 

 Ward, op. cit. xvii. p. 484, & xviii. p. 463 (nests in Kashmir). 



Not uncommon on the Safed Koh in summer between 

 8000 and 9000 feet. Its loud whistling call-note — chew-ee — 

 is very striking. It is usually uttered from high up on a 

 bare branch. 



Colonel Ward describes a nest taken from a fir-tree at 9000 

 feet as being very small and made of pine-needles ; the eggs 

 measured •88" x •65'', and were of a greenish blue marked with 

 dark brown spots at the larger end. 



[771.] Metoponia pusilla. The Gold-fronted Finch. 

 Marshall, J. B. N. H. S. xiv. p. 604 (Quetta : common on 



