586 Mr. J. Scully on the 



193. Tetraogallus himalayensis, Gray. 



A fine male of this species measured in tlie flesli — length 

 27'1 inches^ wing 12*1, tail 8'7, tarsus 2'65, bill to gape 1'5 ; 

 it weighed 5 lb. 11 oz. Examples from Eastern Turkestan, 

 which have been referred to T. himalayanus, differ consider- 

 ably from my Gilgit specimens ; the former are paler and 

 more brown, with not nearly such strong contrasts of colours. 

 Five eggs of this species, taken in the Gilgit district on the 

 28th April at an elevation of about 10,000 feet, measure in 

 length 2-57 to 2-65 inches, and in breadth 1*84 to 1-85. 



194. Caccabis chukar (Gray). 



The Gilgit Chikore agrees exactly with the race from 

 Ladak (C pallescens of Hume). This form ought possibly 

 to be separated from C. chukar ; it is not merely a pale form 

 of that species, as the name might lead readers to infer, but 

 is distinguished by an appreciably different coloration. In 

 the Gilgit specimens the upper parts and wings are very 

 grey, a rufous-brown tinge being only present on the hind 

 head and as a band across the interscapulary region; the 

 breast is pure French grey ; and the black bars on the flanks 

 are wider than in typical C. chukar. The Chikore of Eastern 

 Turkestan (C. pallidus of Hume), however, is only slightly 

 paler and more sandy -coloured than C. chukar from the 

 southern slopes of the Himalayas, and should not be sepa- 

 rated from the latter. 



195. CoTURNix COMMUNIS, Boun. 



The Common Quail is a summer visitor to Gilgit, and 

 breeds there in small numbers. It arrives about the end of 

 March, and leaves at the end of September. I never saw it 

 in winter. 



196. Otis tetrax, Linn. 



This species appears to be merely a straggler to Gilgit ; 

 and it seems to me certain that it does not breed in the 

 district. 



I 197. Charadrius fulvus, Gmel. 

 This species appears merely to pass through the district in 



