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62. Tharrhaleus jerdoni (Brooks). 



We never noticed this bird at any level lower than Sona- 

 murg. It was fairly common there among the snow-clad 

 forests in early May, and in June was generally scattered in 

 all the pine-woorls. It is not a shy bird, hopping about on 

 the ground or low down on the fir-trees within a few yards 

 of the onlooker. We took only two nests : the first was 

 on the 11th June; it was on a stunted pollard birch-tree 

 about eight feet up, and was composed of moss, birch-bark, 

 reed-stalks, lined with hair and a few feathers ; outwardly 

 it was completely covered with pieces of birch-bark, and as 

 it looked exactly like the adjoining bough, it was very 

 difficult to discover. The second nest was found on the 

 13th June, and was placed on a horizontal branch of a fir in 

 a thick cluuip about twelve feet from the ground. There 

 were four blue eggs on each occasion in the nest. 



63. Pycnorhamphus icteroides (Vig.). 



Noticed daily all the time we were in the Sind Valley at 

 Gund, Gangadgir, and Sonamurg, where it was found in 

 pairs and small Hocks scattered through the forests. In 

 June I saw a female with something ia her mouth, but could 

 not see whither she flew. I rather doubt this bird having 

 regularly commenced to build by the 16th June when we 

 left Sonamurg. 



64. Pyrrhula aurantiaca Gould. 



Noticed occasionally at Gund in May, and at Sonamurg 

 in June. At the latter place it became commoner towards 

 the middle of the month, when small flocks appeared. 

 Previously to that we had only seen pairs there. On the 

 14th June my companion saw a pair building at Sonamurg; 

 the nest was on a horizontal branch of a small fir, about 

 three feet from the ground, and was composed of thin twigs 

 and lined with hair; it was in fairly thick jungle about 

 9000 feet. We intended to arrange to have the eggs taken, 

 but wei'e unfortunately unable to rediscover the nest. 



65. Propasser rhodochrous (Vig.), 



This lovely Finch was in pairs at Gund on the 11th May. 



