436 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
I am not sure about, except the black-crested species, H. Lathami 
or melanictera,—a bad name, by the way, as it has no yellow 
about it, but is all black and chestnut, with a long narrow 
pointed crest, usually carried erect. I have seen it all over the 
country, and it is particularly common in the Western Ghats. 
This morning I obtained specimens of the Himalayan Goldtinch, 
Carduelis caniceps, which is said to breed in the far interior. It 
is common on the lower ranges in the cold weather, and would 
seem to be abundant in Cashmere, whence many are brought for 
sale to the Punjab. It is not so pretty a bird as our own 
Goldfinch, and has not much of a voice. I once bought a dozen 
of them at Wuzeerabad for a couple of rupees from an Affghan, 
and kept them in an aviary with a lot of Finches, Buntings, and 
Munias; a very pretty collection, which I was sorry to part with 
on having to march away from the station. Another Goldfinch, 
C. Burtoni, is said to occur in this part of the Himalayas, but I 
never saw it in the flesh. Capt. T. had specimens in his 
collection, but I forget where he said he had obtained them. 
I got seven Green Pigeons before breakfast and some more in 
the afternoon, and several acceptable birds for specimens, among 
which a pair of Heterwra sylvana, the Mountain Pipit, pretty 
common on grassy hill-sides. I never saw it in a wood, as its 
name would lead one to suppose it haunts. 
T next shot a Pipit, Anthus Richardt undoubtedly, though I was 
along time making it out; I came on five or six of them at the 
edge of anewly irrigated patch of grain below the Mission House, 
and saw no others during the excursion. Twrdus atrogularis is 
the most common Thrush, only the fully adult male has the black 
throat and breast; the young have these parts grey, with dusky 
streaks. T'urdus visciworus, certainly the British Missel Thrush, 
loves the forest, and is to be found both in the pine-clad 
declivities, where I got it to-day, and in rhododendron, dwarf 
oak, or ringall bamboo thickets. I also got Merula boulboul, the 
Grey-winged Thrush; fully adult birds are jet-black, with a large 
grey wing patch; the bird of the year is brownish, and the wing 
fulvous; some young birds have the throat reddish, and the same 
tint in spots on the black breast and belly. This Thrush is a 
charming songster ; its note is the most melodious among all the 
sweet songsters of these hills, and itis prized accordingly. I have 
on several occasions taken its nest,—a massive cup built of moss 
