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uttering. We saw several nests between May 24th and 

 June 12th : all were in holes in the trunks of dead trees, at 

 heights generally of from twenty to forty feet from the 

 ground, but only two of the trees were climbable. Both nests 

 contained four fresh eggs of a pinky white, with numerous 

 red spots. 



20. DicRURUs LONGicAUDATus A. Hay. 



Seen sparingly in the Jhelum Valley, the Valley proper of 

 Kashmir, and in the Sind Valley as far up the river as 

 Kagan. 



21. Certhia himalayana Vig. 



This was the only Creeper we thoroughly identified 

 in Kashmir, though on several occasions we saw what 

 we believed was Certhia hodgsoni. But whenever we 

 were able to shoot the bird, it proved to be of this species. 

 "VVe found many nests at Sonamurg, and one on the hills 

 above Gund, in the last week of May and first fortnight in 

 June. All, except one which was in a crevice in a tree, 

 were placed between the bark and the trunk of dead pines ; 

 they were composed of decayed wood as a foundation, lined 

 with a little grass, and either wool or feathers. They were 

 at heights of from 10 to 50 feet from the ground, and con- 

 tained either four or five eggs, some clutches being much 

 more highly coloured than others. 



22. Anorthura neglecta (Brooks). 



This bird we saw only at Sonamurg, where it was very 

 common, and in its habits it much resembles its English 

 congener. We found many nests in the first fortnight of 

 June. These varied much. Some were placed in the roots 

 of fallen pines, and were large structures of moss, lined with 

 feathers, and with the entrance on one side. Others were 

 in holes in banks or dead trees, and consisted merely of a 

 few feathers separating the eggs from the rotten wood. 

 None were over five or six feet from the ground. Most of 

 the eggs were white spotted with pale red, but others were 

 white or spotted with pale grey. In two cases we found 

 both white and spotted eggs in the same nest. 



