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had young flying, and we found a new nest which, we believe, 

 belonged to the bird. 



84. Anthus rosaceus Hodgs. 



There were large flocks of Pipits travelling up the Sind 

 Valley in the beginning of May ; these we believe to have 

 been all or mainly of this species. We saw also a single pair 

 of this bird at Gund on May 17th, one of which I shot, but 

 they would not have bred for some time. 



85. Alauda arvensis Linn. 



The larger form of Lark was very common at Sonamurg, 

 but Ave did not come upon it anywhere else. In June we 

 took numbers of nests among the longish grass on the Sona- 

 murg plateau, each containing three eggs. 



86. Alauda gulgula Frankl. 



We saw a few pairs of the smaller Skylark in the end of 

 June along the Jlielum between Shadipur and Baramula. 



87. Dendkocopus himalayensis (Jard. & Selby). 



This bird was common along the Sind Valley from about 

 the level of Gund to Sonamurg. We found many nests in 

 May and June, but all of them contained young. They 

 were placed at considerable heights, 25 feet or more, from 

 the ground, and were in both dead and growing trees. 



88. Dendrocopus auriceps (Vig.). 



We saw and shot a single specimen of this bird near 

 Sopur, on the Jhelum, in the Valley of Kashmir, on the 

 23rd April. We never saw the bird again. 



89. Iynx torquilla Linn. 



A common bird everywhere in Kashmir beyond the Pir 

 Punjal range. It haunts the outskirts of the forests and 

 the gardens round Sriuugger and the various villages. We 

 found several nests, but mostly high up in dead trees in 

 dangerous or inaccessible positions, and took only one nest 

 with eggs. This was in the hole of a Woodpecker's former 

 nest in the stem of a walnut-tree, about 7 feet from the 

 ground, and contained on the 94th May seven fresh eggs. 



