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and Gandarbal at the end of April and beginning of May ; 

 they were on the ground under bushes. The only clutch of 

 eggs we got was one of three at Srinugger in the beginning 

 of May. 



75. Emberiza stracheyi Moore. 



Very common above Kagan on the Sind River up to 

 Sonamurg, and as far above it as we went. We found 

 numbers of its nests built on the ground under bushes or 

 rocksj and in the open on all the hills. It was not uncommon 

 in the thicker forests, and one nest we got there was in the 

 low bough of a fir-tree, about nine feet from the ground. 

 The eggs were generally three in number, and in a few cases 

 four. 



76. Melophus melanicterus (Gm.). 



Common along the Jhelum Valley in April and again in 

 June from Kohala to Baraniula, but not noticed by us in 

 the valleys of Kashmir or on the Sind River. 



77. ChELIDON KASHMIRIENSIS (Gould). 



A number of White-rumped Martins were noticed by us 

 at Gund on the 24th May, and at Sonamurg on the 6th June 

 and subsequent days. They kept flying very high and we 

 could not get a specimen. They were no doubt breeding on 

 some of the high cliffs on the sides of the hills, but we could 

 not obtain any clue to their nesting-places. 



78. HiRUNDO RusTicA Liuu. 



A very abundant bird in the Valley of Kashmir, but not 

 noticed in the Sind Valley. In the end of June a few were 

 seen between Kohala and Baramula. At the end of April 

 they were breeding in great numbers in houses, temples, and 

 under bridges. The nests were similar to those found in 

 Europe, but the eggs seemed more feebly coloured as a rule. 



79. HiKUNDO nepalensis Hodgs. 



Common between Kohala and Baramula both in April and 

 June, and breeding on the clifts above the road and in culverts 

 under it. We never noticed it above Baramula in the 

 Kashmir Vallev or further north. 



