306 Herr A. v. Pelzeln on Birds from 



Falco communis, Gm. Kotegurh (winter). 



By the size appears to be a male. Head and nape blackish, 

 here and there mixed with rufous; above grey, with black 

 markings; cheeks black; throat whitish; region of the crop 

 and the breast faintly, the belly more decidedly, washed with 

 rufous ; throat, region of the crop, and breast without any 

 markings; belly, flanks, and under surface of wings marked 

 with narrow, dark, often wavy, transverse lines. Agrees very 

 closely with a specimen obtained by the * Novara ' Expedition in 

 Chili. 



Hypotriorchis subbuteg (L.) . Rogi. 



TiNNUNCULUs ALAUDARius (Briss.). Kotcgurh (winter). 



MiLVUs GOViNDA, Sykcs. Kotegurh (winter). 



AccTPiTER Nisus (L.). Chini, Kotegurh (winter). 



The lengths of wing in the specimens sent are respectively 

 7|", 8", 95". None of the specimens possess a median gular 

 stripe. One individual, evidently a male, is ticketed Accipi- 

 ter nisoides, Blyth ? {A.gularis, Schlegel) ; but, in my opinion, 

 all the examples belong to the true A. nisus. With refei'ence to 

 the above-mentioned closely related species, compare Blyth, 

 'Ibis,' 1863, p. 15 (Malacca, Sumatra?), 1865, p. 28, 1866, 

 p. 240 {A. nisoides) ; and Schlegel, Mus. Pays-Bas, Astures, 

 p. 33, Nisus gularis (Nipal, Japan). 



Syrnium newarense, Hodgson. Kotegurh (winter). 



The wing in this specimen measures 16". A specimen re- 

 ceived from Baron Hiigel, and also from the Himalayas^ is de- 

 cidedly smaller (wing 15") ; above it is much redder, and the 

 wavy cross markings underneath are narrower and paler. 



Syrnium nivicolum, Hodgs. Kotegurh. 



Athene radiata, Tickell. Kotegurh (winter). 



Glaucidium brodi^i (Burton). Kotegurh (winter), Nar- 

 kanda. 



Cypselus melba (L.). Kotegurh (winter). 



Cypselus apus (L.). South-west from Leh. 



