588 Mr. J. Scully on the 



its unmistakable cry once, in June 1 879, but neither saw nor 

 heard it afterwards until the following year, when I secured 

 a fine specimen on the 24th April. 



204. Grus VIRGO (Linn.) . 



A flock passed over Gilgit on the 21*t March, flying north- 

 wards. 



^- 205. ScoLOPAX RUSTicuLA, Liuu. 



The Woodcock is found about Gilgit, in ordinary winters, 

 only in very small numbers. It may breed in the district, 

 in the mountains at high elevations, but certainly not in the 

 Gilgit valley. A pale-coloured female, shot in December, 

 had the wing 7'6 inches in length, and weighed 9'75 oz. 



206. Gallinago solitaria (Hodgs.). 



I found this fine Snipe in fair numbers about the middle 

 of October, in a small valley near Gilgit, at an elevation of 

 9000 feet. It very rarely occurs in the main valley. 



/ 207. Gallinago scolopacina, Bonap. 



My dates for the arrival and departure of the common 

 Snipe quite agree with those given by Major Biddulph. Yery 

 few birds remain about Gilgit throughout the winter ; but 

 they are found in fair numbers in autumn and spring, on 

 passage. 



208. LiMOSA jEGOcephala (Linn.), 



This species is found in Gilgit on migration only, in spring 

 during the first half of April, and in autumn in the third 

 week in September. The following are dimensions of a male 

 in summer plumage, and of a female in winter-dress : — 



cJ . Length 17*1 in., wing 8*45, tarsus 3*15, bill at front 4'15. 

 ? . „ 19-7 „ „ 8-9, „ 3-85, „ „ 4-8. 



"h 209. Machetes pugnax (Linn.) . 



Not uncommon on passage ; in spring observed in the 

 third week in March, and in autumn obtained from the first 

 week in September to the middle of October. 



211. Tringa minuta, Leisl. 



The Little Stint is common in Gilgit on passage : in spring 



