Birds of Southern Tibet. 73 



hopping about near the top of a low tree, and were quite 

 silent and not at all shy. The weather for a day or two 

 previously had been very cold and unsettled, and the moun- 

 tains surrounding the Gyantse plain were covered with 

 snow to a low level. It is probable that this severe weather 

 had driven the birds down from a higher altitude. I did not 

 meet with this species myself. It is well known to the 

 Tibetans, who call it " Pang-che," which means " The little 

 bird (which lives) on grassy hill-sides." 



17. CERTHIA STOLICZKjE. 



Certhia stoliczkce Brooks ; Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, 

 i. p. 332. 



No. 1823. ? adult. Lamteng, 9000 feet, Dec. 21, 1903. 

 Bill dusky brown, lower mandible fleshy ; feet dark brown ; 

 iris dark brown. 

 . Common in Sikhim, but not seen anywhere in Tibet. 



18. TlCHODROMA MURARIA. 



Tichodroma muraria (Linn.) ; Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., 

 Birds, i. p. 334 ; Sharpe, Sci. Result. Yark. Miss., Aves, 

 p. 63 ; Oust., N. Arch. Mus. (3) v. p. 206 ; Berez. & Bianchi, 

 Aves Exped. Potan. Gan-su, p. 126. 



No. 1793. $ adult. Khamba Jong, 15,200 feet, Nov. 23, 

 1903. Bill black ; feet black ; iris dark brown. 



I shot a Wall-creeper at Khamba Jong, and saw a few 

 others both there and at Lhasa. They were all extremely 

 restless and shy, but could easily be recognised at a con- 

 siderable distance by the habit which they have of repeatedly 

 expanding and closing the wings while clinging to the face 

 of a rock. 



19. Anorthura tibetana. 



Anorthura tibetana Walton, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, xv. p. 93 

 (July 1905). 



No. 1747. <? adult. Khamba Jong, 15,200 feet, Oct. 9, 

 1903. 



No. 1779. <J adult. Khamba Jong, 15,200 feet, Nov. 11, 

 1903. 



This Wren differs from A. nipalensis in being of a duller, 



