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140.—Colceus monedula, Lin. (665.) 
The Jackdaw is not uncommon from the middle of October 
to the first week in December, and again from the beginning 
of March to the third week in April. It does not breed in the 
district; and I never noticed it during the season of extreme 
cold. 
Colceus coilaris, Drummond. (665 bis.) 
Two specimens, both females, procured in March and 
October, are referable to this sub-species or race. They have a 
marked white half-collar extendirg from the sides of the neck 
and above the interscapulary region; and the breast and 
abdomen are paler and more grey than in C. monedula. The 
measurements are :— Wings, 9°3 inches ; tail, 5°3 ; tarsus, 1°5 and 
1:6; bill to gape, 1°35 and 1:4. The second primary is about 
0-4 shorter than the fifth, instead of being equal as in my 
examples of CG. monedula. 
141.—Nucifraga multipunctata, Gould. (667.) 
Two young birds, obtained in the third week in July at an 
elevation of 9,000 feet, have the head and nape much paler 
brown than in adults, the tippings to the wing-coverts are 
fulvous (not white), and on the under surface of the body the 
feathers are pale fulvous, with narrow central streaks of white. 
Two adults, shot in the middle of May, are moulting, the 
body-feathers and the primaries being equally in process of 
renewal. 
142.—Pica rustica, Scop. (668 is ) 
The Gilgit Magpie is quite identical with European speci- 
mens of P. rustica. In none of my examples does the white 
on the inner webs of the quills extend to the tip, as in the race 
ealled P. leucoptera; the tips of the primaries are blackish for 
about three-quarters of an inch, 
143.—Fregilus graculus, Lin (679.) 
In seven specimens the wings vary from 11:2 to 12°3 inches. 
After an examination of a large series of these birds from 
various parts of the Himalayas and from Europe, I quite agree 
with Mr. Sharpe (Cat. III., p. 147) that #. himalayanus, Gould, 
cannot be separated from FP. graculus. 
144.—Pyrrhocorax alpinus, Vievll. (680.) 
This species is far less common in the district than 
F. graculus. I only found it twice near Gilgit, at the end of 
December and in January. 
