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wing 8*1 to 8*7; and two females in hepatic plumage have 

 the wing 7'5 and 7 '7. 



43. CucuLUs HiMALAYANUs, Vigors. 



I did not obtain any specimens which can be referred to 

 this species ; nor did I ever hear its cry in the Gilgit district. 

 Major BiddulpVs specimens, which I think were immature, 

 may have been merely rather small examples of C canorus. 



45. Certhia himalayana, Vigors. 



A permanent resident -, common at an elevation of 5000 

 feet from the third week in October to the end of March, 

 and during the rest of the year in the pine-forests above 

 8000 feet. In seventeen specimens the wing measures 2'6 

 to 2-95 inches, tail 2-2 to 2-95. 



46. Certhia hodgsoni, Brooks. 



This species is rare in Gilgit. Specimens were only ob- 

 tained in June and July, in the pine-forests, at an elevation 

 of over 9000 feet. In Certhia hodgsoni there is no pale spot 

 on the outer web of the first/owr primaries. In a large series 

 of C. familiaris I find that only the first three primaries are 

 unspotted, a pale spot being constantly found on the outer 

 web of the fourth quill. There are some other distinctions ; 

 but the one mentioned suffices for the discrimination of the 

 Kashmir Creeper from its European ally. 



47. TiCHODROMA MURARIA (LiuU.). 



A winter visitor ; common at an elevation of about 5000 

 feet from the middle of October to about the end of March. 

 Specimens obtained from October to the middle of February 

 have the head brown ; towards the end of February and in 

 March the brown cap is replaced by grey. 



48. SiTTA LEucoPsis, Gould. 



I only obtained this Nuthatch from the beginning of April 

 to September ; it was never seen in the lower parts of the 

 valleys away from pine-forests. Ten specimens measure — 

 wing 2-95 to 3-15, tail 1-7 to 1-9, tarsus 0-7 to 0*73, bill from 

 gape 0"8 to 0'86. The colour of the feet in fresh specimens 

 varies from slaty to black. 



