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1 2th degree of north latitude on the 

 south and the 85th degree of east longi- 

 tude on the east. It extends north and 

 west of these two lines to the extreme 

 northern limits of the Punjab and to the 

 eastern borders of Sind. Mr. Hodgson 

 sent it from Nepal. 



Throughout this large area it is a per- 

 manent resident, but appears to be very 

 local, affecting chiefly the neighbourhood 

 of dry hills. Mr. Hume has the following 

 remarks on the distribution of this bird : 

 " It is very local in its distribution, and is 

 chiefly found, so far as my experience 

 goes, on or about the bases and in the 

 neighbourhood of dry, low, rocky, bush- 

 clad or sparingly-wooded hills. In parts 

 of the country, however, I have found it 

 affecting the high Kheyras or mounds of 

 deserted villages, met with in many jungles, 

 and there are forest tracts in which the 

 ground is stony and a good deal broken 

 up by ravines in which it is particularly 

 abundant. It is of course entirely un- 

 known in low, rich, unbroken alluvial 

 plains." 



Dr. Jerdon makes the following obser- 

 vations : " It affects chiefly bushy and 

 rocky hills, and, unlike any others of its 

 genus, is often found in tolerably thick 



