1922.] during the First Mt. Ecered E.rpnUtion. 497 



naturalists, ainon<^ whom may be mentioned Sir R. Stracliey, 

 Dr. A. L. Ailams, liord Gilford, and more recently by 

 Dr. W. L. Abbott, Colonel A. E. Ward, and Mr. F. L. 

 Ludlow. 



The occurrence of such species as Prince Henry's Laughino- 

 Thrush, Godlewski's Meadow-Bunting, lied-headed Bull- 

 finch, and Himalayan Siskin are of interest, as they show an 

 extension of the previously known range. 



Many of the altitudes at which Mr. Wollaston saw or 

 obtained birds surpass all previous records, and those of 

 migrating birds are interesting, since they give additional 

 proof that birds on migration cross high mountain ranges. 

 We already know from the writings of Henderson, Biddulph, 

 and Scully that 1)irds cross the Karakoram Range when 

 migrating from (central Asia to India, but no small Passeres 

 have ever before been observed as high as 20,000 ft., at 

 which altitude Mr. Wollaston saw migrating Pipits and 

 Redstarts on the side of Mt. Everest. 



Of the birds seen or obtained by Mr. Wollaston, and not 

 brought back, little can be said, but perhaps it may be of 

 interest to add a few remai'ks on one or two of them : — • 



Ibidorhynchus struthersi. The Ibis-bill was first found 

 nesting by Mr. S. L. Whymper in Garhwal at an elevation 

 of 8000 ft. in May 190(),and in the same year Colonel Bailey 

 took a nest near Gyantse at i;5,000 ft., wdiile a few years 

 later he found it breeding in the Chumbi Valley. 



Milvus melanotis. The Black-eared Kite breeds at Gyantse, 

 and was seen by Bidddulph on the Karakash at over 

 1(3,000 ft. 



Rostratula capensis. Mr. Wollaston, who is well acquainted 

 with this bird in Africa, tells me that he was quite close to 

 it, and in fact had a shot at it with his '410 collecting-irun. 

 The Painted Sni[)e is generally considered a bird of the 

 plains, though, according to Mr. Stuart Baker, it has be(>u 

 found uj) to .5000 ft. in the Khasia Hills. 



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