MISCELLANEOUS NOTES, 795 



No. XI.— THE GREY-HEADED FLYCATCHER {CULICICAPA 

 CEYLONENSIS, Swains). 



On 29th December last, in the District Board Garden at Gujranwala, my 

 notice was attracted by the loud notes of a small bird in a thicket of 

 young trees. Investigation shewed it to be a Grey-headed Flycatcher : 

 the next evening I saw it hawking insects from a neighbouring tree; and 

 securing it, found it to be an adult female. It is sufficiently rare in these 

 parts to be worthy of record. 



Jhelum, Punjab. HUGH WHISTLER, m.b.o.u. 



No. XII.— ROCK THRUSH {MONTICOLA SAXATILLS, 

 Linn) IN HAZARA. 



This species occurs in Gilgit on the autumn migration, and it has been 

 also recorded lately from Kohat and Lahore in September, yet we have 

 otherwise but little information about the species as an Indian bird. 

 Hence it is worth recording that I secured a female on September 29th 

 between 8,000 and 9,000 ft., on Miranjani Hill, Hazara. This bird was 

 perching on the tops of the one or two trees that grew on the bare hillside, 

 and first attracted attention by the chestnut tail which was spread in flight, 



HUGH WHISTLER. 



Jhelum, Punjab, 20t7i October 1913. 



No. XIII.— OCCURRENCE OF THE WHITE-BROWED BUSH-ROBIN 



(lANTHIA IN Die A, Vieill) IN THE NORTH-WEST 



HIMALAYAS. 



Owing to the indefatigable efi'orts of any friend. Alec. Jones, I have 

 much pleasure in recording the occurrence of the rare lanthia indica in the 

 N. W. Himalayas. This find is, in my opinion, by far the best of the 

 season, in the Ornithological line, from these parts. 



Towards the latter end of July last, Jones sent me for inspection the 

 skin of a bird, shot on the 5th July, which he said he took for lanthia 

 indica. On examining it, I had no hesitation in referring it to this species, 

 but in view of Oates' remarks (F. B. I. Aves, Vol. 11, p. 107), about the 

 habitat of this bird, I thought it best to consult Mr. Kinnear, M. B. O. U., 

 about the specimen, and he states in einst : " I mu.st congratulate you on 

 obtaining this Bush-Robin, which, I think, is without doubt lantTiia indica. 

 It is a great find, being so far west of all previous records. I can find no 

 notice of this bird's occurrence ivest of Nepal." 



Jones has very kindly sent me the following very interesting notes from 

 his diary in regard to the habits of this little known species : — 



" During my stay in the N. W. Himalayas, I have come across lanthia 

 indica near Dalhousie, and in the Native State of Mandi, between eleva- 

 tions of 7,000 and 8,000 feet. This bird is the prince of skulkers, hiding 

 continuously in dense undergrowth, and hence probably the reason of its 

 having been overlooked here. Up to date, I have only seen this one bird, 

 but have heard several singing in suitable spots along a three mile 

 stretch of road, which I traversed in the Mandi State. Its song is very 

 characteristic, and could not, I think, be mistaken for that of any other 

 bird. It might be syllabalized as " I'll fleece you." The first note, low 

 and prolonged, and gradually ascending the scale, and the remaining 

 notes being finished oft' with a quick flourish. Occasionally two or three 



