SOME NOTES ON BIRDS FROM GYANTSE IN TIBET. 183 



Rufous Turtle-Dove (TUETVB ORTUNTALLS). Tih.—''I){-di- 

 cju-gu.'" 



Nests in small trees at Gyantse, in May and August. I have 

 never taken eggs in June or July. This dove does not remain in 

 the country during the winter. 



The Blue Hill Pigeon (COLUMBA BUFUSTRIS). Tib.— 

 " Angoa " or " Oron." 



Nests at Gj^antse (13,100) and at Kangmar (14,000), in ruined 

 houses, from the end of April till the middle of July. 



The Lesser Sand-Plover {2EGIALITIS MONGOLIGA). 



I cannot be quite certain of the identification of this bird. The 

 nest was taken on the Tangla (15,200) in June. 



The Ibis-bill {IBIDORHYNGHUS STBUTHEESI). 



Nests at Gyantse in May and June and also in the Ohumbi 

 Valley, between 10,000 and 14,000 feet (see note on p. 993 of 

 Vol. XIX, Journ., Bom. Nat. Hist. Socy.). 



The Black-necked Crane (GRUS NIGRIGOLLLS). Tib.— 

 " Trung drung. " 



I have obtained these eggs from the marsh at Rham tso 

 (14,700), at the beginning of June. The bird is common at 

 Gyantse in winter. 



The Demoiselle Crane (ANTHROPOIDES VIRGO). Tib.— 

 " Ghalung." 



This bird was twice shot at Gyantse on 13th October 1906 

 and 28th October 1908. It does not nest in this part of 

 Tibet. 



The Raven (G0RVU8 CORAX). Tib.—" Oroa." 



At Gj'antse on the 15th February 1909, I found one nest con 

 taining six eggs in a niche of the wall of an inhabited house, 

 about 15 feet from the ground. The structure was of sticks and 

 about four feet high, the nests of successive years being piled one 

 above the other. I also took a nest on the 12th March 1909. 

 The bird is very common and is the chief scavenger. 



'I\iQ Chough {PYRRHOGORAX GRAGULU8). Tib.— " Kyung 

 Ka." 



Nests are common in Ma}^ at Gyantse (13,100), and at Tuna 

 (15,000), and once I took a nest containing fresh eggs on the 



