78 J0TJR:SAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HI8T. SOCIJETY, Vol. XXIV. 



Red-breasted Hill Partridge, Arboricola mandellii. — Chulikatta Mishmi 

 name *'Pao-Er". A specimen was obtained in the Upper Dibang Valley, 

 2,000 feet, on 14th January 1912. 



The Tibetan Partridge, Perdix hodgsonm. — Tibetan names: Central Ti- 

 betan, Rhakpa ; Eastern Tibetan, Sakpa ; in Kongbo Tibetan, '^ Che Tra''. 

 Found in the crops in the Tsangpo Valley from Pe upwards. A good many 

 broods of newly-hatched birds were seen in the beginning of August. They 

 were also seen in the Ohayul, Sompu, and Upper Nyamjang Valley. They 

 are found in flocks of from 10 to 15. Their flight is like that of an english 

 partridge, but they are not so willing to rise ; they are not very wild. When 

 scattered they call each other with a curious buzzing sound. I once heard 

 this exactly imitated by the creaking lid of a lunch basket which we had 

 out shooting. 



Tibetan Snow Cock, Tetraogallus tibetanus. — Tibetan name "Kongmo" or 

 "Lhapcha" Kongmo. Takar La, 16,000 feet. 21-9-13. Was also seen at suit- 

 able heights all along the route traversed and was very numerous on the 

 Druk La. This is a noisy bird and always calls when starting to fly. They 

 invariably fly downhill and will run up a hill out of gunshot for quite a 

 distance when it is impossible to overtake them. They live above the level 

 of trees and shrvibs, and I have seen them on snow. I have seen as many 

 as 30 in a flock. 



In addition to the specimens obtained a few other birds of interest were 

 seen. In the Upper Dibang Valley there is a game bird called by Tibetans 

 Shatama, but all efforts to secure a specimen were frviitless. This bird also is 

 said to occur at Rinchenpung in Pemako. In the Upper Dibang Valley 

 another game bird which was never obtained is eaUod Tong Yama by the 

 Tibetans. Quail were seen in the Upper Dibang Valley and also below 

 Rinchenpung. On the Sii La the pass south of JShowa in Po Me some spe- 

 cimens of a small game bird called "Lhading" in Tibetan were seen, but the 

 only one shot was lost under a snow drift. At Gyala I saw a bird on the 

 wing which appeared to be like a Kalij, but could not shoot it. Another 

 game bird which I made great, but unsuccessful, efforts to obtain is caUed 

 " Kuling " in Tibetan. It is common on the Kongbo Nga and Putrang 

 passes and also in the hills above Shu in the Tsangpo Valley. 



Cormorants were seen on the Yigrong Lake in Po Me and also on the 

 river at Tsela, where we also saw Mergansers. In the winter duck and bar- 

 headed geese are plentiful on the Yigrong Lake and also on the Tsangpo 

 River. The ubiqtiitous Brahminy duck was seen at several places through- 

 out the journey. Parrots were common in Po Me up to about 9,000 feet. 

 There were also numbers in the Tsango Valley. We did not notice them 

 higher upstream than the Kongbo Nga La where the altitude of the valley 

 is about 10,600 feet, but they are occasionally seen a few miles farther up 

 the valley. 



