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638.— Lophophanes melanolophus, Vigors. 



Frequent near Landour, and found as high up as Gangaotri. 



640.— Lophophanes rufonuchalis, Blyth. 



Common at Derali, and other places of similar elevation. 

 I found a nest under a large stone, in the middle of a hill foot- 

 path, up and down which people and cattle were constantly- 

 passing ; the nest contained newly-hatched young. This was 

 the middle of May. 



644. — Parus monticolus, Vigors. 



^ Common in the oak-woods beyond Landour. 



645. — Parus csesius, Tichell (olim P. cinereus.) 



Frequently seen at moderate elevations, near Dhunda for 

 instance. 



647.— Machlophus xanthogenys, Vigors. 



Seen in the oak-woods of the Nagtiba range, between 

 Balah and Laluri ; also in oak trees in Mussoori. 



661. — Corvus intermedius, Adams. 



Common at Mussoori, and found up to Gangaotri. The 

 tail of this species is always longer than that of C. culminatus, 

 Sykes, of the plains ; and it is invariably of duller plumage. 

 The voice too is notably different. I shot numbers of the 

 plains' bird on my return, to see if by any chance I could get 

 one corresponding with the hill species, but I could not. I 

 have the hill bird from Cashmere, Murree, Mussoori, Bairam- 

 gati, Kumaon, and Sikliim, and they all correspond in 

 having a much longer tail than the bird of the plains. 



666.— Nucifraga hemispila, Vigors. 



Frequently seen beyond Mussoori, at various elevations. 



669.- Garrulus bispecularis, Vigors. 



In the oak-woods about Kauriagalia and Dhanolti. 



670.— Garrulus lanceolatus, Vigors. 



Very common about Mussoori, and at many places further 

 in the interior. It is not found near the snows. 



671.— Urocissa occipitalis, Blyth. 



Frequently seen at moderate elevations. 



