BIRDS ON THE PULNEY HILLS. 479 
*768.—-Alauda australis, Brooks. 
Watched what Ithink must have been this bird for some 
time with my glasses on the top of a hill near Kukal. Had 
no gun with me so could not shoot it. 
773.—Crocopus chlorigaster, Bly. 
Took a nest with one fresh egg on the 7th April in the 
Pittur valley. Did not meet with the bird higher up. 
786.—Palumbus elphinstonii, Sykes. 
Common in most of the big sholas. Obtained a nest with 
one egg at Kukal on the 17th May. 
788.—Columba intermedia, Strick. 
A large colony on the cliffs near Pittur. 
794.—Turtur senegalensis, Lin. 
Slopes below Pulungi, and the Pittur valley. Not common. 
795.—Turtur suratensis, Gm. 
A very common bird everywhere, especially near villages. 
Got a nest with two eggs at Pittur the end of April. 
796.—Turtur risorius, Lin. 
Pittur valley ; not common. 
790.—Chalcophaps indica, Lin. 
Got one specimen at Pulungi, 
813.—Gallus sonnerati, Tem. 
A few in the large sholas, but more common in the thick 
scrub jungle on the lower slopes and valleys. 
814.—Galloperdix spadiceus, Gm. 
Common at Pittur; shot several there; found a nest which 
had just hatched out, and saw the old birds and the chicks, 
One egg was left in it which I kept. 
828.—Microperdix erythrorhynchus, Sykes. 
Fairly common in places, but never enough to make a 
decent bag. 
*834.—Turnix joudera, Hodys. 
One shot at Pulungi. I meant to have kept it, but through 
some mistake it found its way into the cooking pot. 
