Birds of Southern Tibet. 67 



of April I noticed large gatherings of Magpies, like those 

 mentioned by Darwin (' Descent of Man ') : by the middle 

 of the month these assemblages ceased ; the birds had paired 

 and had begun to build new nests or repair old ones. 

 The Tibetan name for the Magpie is "Tra-kak." 



-f 3. Urocissa flavirostris. 



Urocissa flavirostris (Blyth) ; Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., 

 Birds, i. p. 27 ; Sharpe, Sci. Result. Yark. Miss., Aves, 

 p. 20. 



No. 1811. ? adult. Lamteng, Sikhim, 9000 feet, Dec. 

 19, 1903. Bill pale waxy-yellow; feet orange; iris dark 

 brown. . 



No. 1835. ? adult. Lamteng, Sikhim, 9000 rVet, Dec. 

 24, 1903. 



Very common at Lamteng, but not seen in the Chumbi 

 Valley. 



4. NUCIFRAGA HEMISPILA. 



Nucifraga hemispila Vig. ; Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, 

 i. p. 41 ; Berez. & Bianchi, Aves Exp. Potan. Gan-su, p. 120. 



No. 1807. S adult. Lamteng, Sikhim, 9000 feet, Dec. 18, 

 1903. 



No. 1814. <J adult. Lamteng, Sikhim, 9000 feet, Dec. 20, 

 1903. 



No. 1830. ? adult. Lamteng, Sikhim, 9000 feet, Dec. 23, 

 1903. 



Common in Sikhim, and in the Chumbi Valley near New 

 Chumbi, in December and January. 



5. P()DOCES HUMILIS. 



Podoces humilis Hume ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. iii. 

 p. 152 (1877); id. Sci. Result. Yark. Miss., Aves, p. 23; 

 Berez. & Bianchi, Aves Exped. Potan. Gan-su, p. 124. 



a, b. Adult. Khamba Jong, 15,200 feet, Sept. 1903. 



Nos. 109, 1700. ? adult. Khamba Jong, 15,200 feet, 

 Sept. 26, 27, 1903. Bill and feet black ; iris dark brown. 



Nos. 1743. ?; 1757. S adult. Khamba Jong, 15,200 feet, 

 Oct. 9, 31, 1903. 



f 2 



