232 NOTES UPON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS MADE 



103.— Collocalia nidifica,* Latham. 



I saw great numbers one evening at Dhanolti, and shot a 

 pair. In colour this bird much resembles Cypselus infumatus, 

 Sclater, but it is more robust with broader quill and tail fea- 

 thers ; the tail also is not so deeply forked. 



149.— Palaeornis purpureus, Mull. 



A male procured at Dhunda. Wing lining and axillaries 

 verditer, as described by Mr. Hume. 



150. — Palaeornis schisticeps, Hodgson. 



Frequently seen in the lesser ranges. 



154. — Picus himalayanus, J. fy S. 



In the oak woods where the elevation was from 6,000 to 

 7,000 feet. 



159. — Picus brunneifrons, Vig. 



Not uncommon about the village of Banguli. 



163. — Yungipicus pygmaeus, Vigors. 



Seen at Sansoo, and one procured. 



186.— Vivia innominata, Burton. 



Seen near Danguli. 



191— Megalaima Marshallorum, Swinhoe. 



Occurs as high up the valley as Suki. I believe that the 

 peculiar cry of this bird is a compound one, in which both male 

 and female take part; the latter part of the cry being the 

 female's. 



195.— Cyanops asiatica, Lath. 



Very common below Dhunda, on the wooded banks of the 

 Bhagiruttee. Unlike the preceding, this one is comparatively 

 tame. 



199.— Cuculus canorus, L. 



Exceedingly common as far as Derali. 



203.— Cuculus micropterus, Gould. 



Common about Mussoori and in the oak woods beyond 

 Landour. I did not hear it near the snows. 



* In my opinion certainly not nidifiea ; it is barely separable from unicolor, Jerdon, 

 of the Nilgiris. I myself believe that C. brevirostris, McClell = C. infumatus, Sclater 

 (S. F., Vol. I., p. 295), but should this not be the case, then the Himalayan birds 

 which I have from Hazata to Sikhim must, if separated from unicolor, stand as 

 brevirostris. — Ed. 



