268 PET BIRDS OF BENGAL 



no attempt has been made in Europe 



in this direction with this bird. 



All the species of Indian Rose-Finches, 



except one, are found in the Himalayan 



districts only, and never in the 



Distribu- plains. The one exception is 

 tion ' . . 



the Hodgson's Rose-Finch which 



winters in the plains as far south as 

 the extreme Southern end of the West- 

 ern Ghats. In summer, it moves up to 

 the western Himalayas, the Karakoram, 

 the Hindukush and Tibet at an ele- 

 vation of 10,000 feet for the purpose 

 of raising its brood. 



The Tuti arrives in the plains in 

 September and large numbers continue 

 to pour in up to October. Different par- 

 ties follow different routes. The birds 

 that breed in the Hindukush regions 

 enter India through the Kurram and 

 Kabul Valleys and through the Afridi 

 territories ; those that summer in Kash- 

 mir and Western Tibet come straight 

 down to Punjab, where lingering a few 



