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BIRDS OF THE PROVINCES OF KASHMIR AND JAMMU 

 AND ADJACENT DISTRICTS. 



By 



A. E. Ward. 



Part II. 



FAM. LANIID2E. 



(469). Lanius lahtora. — The Indian Grey Shrike is found in Jammu. 



(472). Lanius liomeyeri. — Homeyer's Grey Shrike. This bird is recorded 

 from Gilgit. 



(476). Lanius eryihronotus, — The Euf ous-backed Shrike. Widely distributed ; 

 one of the common birds of Kashmir. 



(478). Lanius colurio. — The Eed-backed Shrike. Dr. Scully records this bird 

 at Gilgit. 



(488). Teplirodornis pondicerianus — The Common Wood-shrike. A single 

 specimen found in Poonch. 



(495). Pericrocotus brevirostris — The Short-billed Minivet breeds in Kashmir. 



(499). Pericrocotus roseus— The Rosy Minivet appears to be rare and is 

 apparently confined to Jammu and Poonch. 



(500). Pericrocotus peregrinus, — The Small Minivet. 



(505). CampopJiaga melanoscliista. — The Dark-grey Cuckoo-shrike, found on 

 Murree Road, Jammu, and Poonch. 



Fam. Oeiolidjb. 



(518). Oriolus kundoo. — The Indian Oriole, breeds in Kashmir up to about 

 6,000'. I have seen these birds at an altitude of 7,500'. 



Fam. Stuknid^e. 



(529). Sturnus humii. — The Himalayan Starling is rarely found in Kashmir 

 in winter, but is very plentiful in the early spring and summer ; it breeds from 

 April to June from 5,000 feet to about 7,000 feet. 



(532). Sturnus menzbieri. — The Common Indian Starling migrates through 

 Kashmir in spring, and rarely stays to breed, but eggs have been taken in the 

 Lolab, &c. 



(580). Sturnus porphyronotus. —The Central- Asian Starling. No records of 

 this bird breeding in Kashmir appear to exist. 



(544). Temenuchus pagodarum. — The Black-headed Myna was obtained in 

 Achhabal Reserve, June 5th. 



(549). Acridotheres tristis. — The Common Myna. 



Fam. Muscicapid^e. 



(557). Muscicapa grisola. — The Spotted Flycatcher. Apparently confined 

 to Baltistan and Gilgit. 



(558). HemicJielidon siberica. — The Sooty Flycatcher breeds in large num- 

 bers in Kashmir and generally constructs its nest under the bark of birch trees. 



