246 Capt. H. J. Walton on the 



in January ; the bird does not appear to occur in the country 

 north of the Himalayan Passes. 



94. Dendrotreron hodgsoni. 



Dendrotreron hodgsoni (Vig.) ; Blanf., Faun. Brit. Ind., 

 Birds, iv. p. 33. 



Alsocomus hodgsonii Berez. & Biancki, Aves Exped. Potan. 

 Gan-su, p 26. 



No. 1828. S adult. Lamteng, Sikhim, 9000 feet, Dec. 23, 

 1903. Bill dark purple; feet dark greenish, claws bright 

 yellow ; iris hoary white. 



No. 1829. ? adult. Lamteng, Sikhim, 9000 feet, Dec. 23, 

 1903. 



These specimens were shot out of a large flock on some 

 high trees in dense forest. 



95. TURTUR ORIENTALIS. 



Turtur orientalis (Lath.) ; Blanf., Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, 

 iv. p. 40 ; Berez. & Bianchi, Aves Exped. Potan. Gan-su, 

 p. 27. 



No. 1923. ? adult. Gyantse, 12,000 feet, April 23, 1904. 



No. 1940. $ adult. „ „ April 28, 1904. 



A very common bird at Gyantse. The native name, 

 an excellent onomatopoeic rendering of its note, is 

 " Di-di-ku-ku." 



96. Turtur lhas^e. 



Turtur Ihasce Walton, Bull Brit. Orn. Club, xv. p. 92 

 (1905). 



No. 2023. c? adult. Lhasa, 12,200 feet, Aug. 30, 1904. 



I was so much occupied with other work at Lhasa that I 

 had no time to examine my hirds critically, and did not 

 notice that this Dove was distinct from T. orientalis. It 

 was quite common in all the plantations near the city. At 

 the house of t!ie Astrologer near Lhasa I noticed a pair in a 

 cage, and it is commonly kept in captivity by the Tibetans. 



97. Syrrhaptes tibetanus. 



Syrrhaptes tibetanus Gould; Blanf., Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, 

 iv. p. 63 ; Sharpe, Sci. Besult. Yark. Miss., Aves, p. 119. 



