372 Mr. H. Seebohm on Birds 



Mr. Pratt fortnd the Ghougb near two lakes which he dis- 

 covered above Ta-chien-lu about 16,000 feet above sea-level. 

 They appeared to be breeding in some caves in the rocks, 

 within sight of a large glacier, 



CORVUS PASTINATOR. 



There is an immature example of this species in the collec- 

 tion. It agrees in every respect with adult examples of the 

 species from China and Japan, except that it still retains the 

 feathers which cover the nostrils. 



■j- Parus beavani. 



There is an example in the collection of this miniature of 

 P. rufonuchalis. It was common in the forests about 13,000 

 feet above the sea-level, and bred in holes in the trees. 

 The eggs resemble those of Parus cristatus. 



— Troglodytes nipalensis. 



Mr. Pratt found a nest of this Wren near his camp (13,000 

 feet) in a stump of a rotten tree. The nest was domed, and 

 the eggs do not differ from those of Troglodytes parvulus. 



TiCHODROMA MURARIA. 



There is an example of this species in the collection in adult 

 summer plumage. In young in first plumage of the Wall- 

 Creeper, whilst the bill is rather short, and before it has 

 become much decurved, the throat and upper breast are 

 grey, almost as dark a grey as the lower breast and belly. 

 The crown is almost as dark as it is in summer plumage. 

 It appears that the immature plumage is retained during the 

 first winter. Mr. Dresser in his ' Birds of Europe,' and Dr. 

 Gadow in the ' Catalogue of Birds,' describe the plumage of 

 the young as similar to that of the adult in winter, which is 

 certainly not the case. 



^ Lanius erythronotus. 



There is an example of this species in the collection. 



4- Pericrocotus brevirostris. 



There is an example of this species in the collection. 



