FURTHER yOTES ON BIRDS ABOUT SIMLA. 97 



The White-tailed Nuthatch, Sitta Idmalayonsis, Jard. and Seiby. 



A pair ^/ere observed about 7,500 feet in a nullah on the eastern 

 side of Jakko on November 11th. 



The White-cheeked Nuthatch, Sitta leucojm-s Ieucopsi>>, Gould. 



Only observed on November 21st when two or three were met 

 with in company with a very large flock of Parus melanotop/ms; this 

 was at 8,500 feet near Fagoo : attention was drawn to their 

 presence by the very curious call •' Quair Quair " in a tin trumpet 

 sort of tone, and by their habit of perching on the topmost shoots 

 of the large deodars in which the flock was met. I obtained a single 

 specimen with difliculty, and its companion deserted the hunting 

 party and remained in the locality anxiously calling for the 

 missing bird. 



The Ashy-bellied Drongo, Uicrurus leucophKus lowjicaudatus. Hay. 



A single specimen was hawking about in a nullah on the eastern 

 side of Jakko at 7,500 feet on November 6. 



The Wall Creeper. Tichodroma muraria (L). 



One was seen on the railway line near Solon on October I'lst and 

 another on Tara Devi on ^November 2nd. 



The Himalayan Tree-Creeper, Cert/na liimalmjanu liimalai/ana, Vig. 



Occasional individuals were met with, usually in the company 

 of hunting parties, throughout my staj^ at all heights and places 

 visited. 



The Cashmere Wren, Troylodytes trof/lodyte-< ner/lectu-f, Brooks. 



First observed by me by Sunjouli tunnel on November i3th, and 

 after that date I saw a total of some 20 birds in all about Fagoo 

 and Kufri between 7,500 feet and >!,500 feet. In every case they 

 were solitary, and attention was always drawn to their presence in 

 some bush or tangle of undergrowth by the familiar scolding call. 



In the two years a total of t' specimens were obtained, but as in 

 the case of the Goldcrest I was very unsuccessful in sexing these 

 birds satisfactorily. Measurements of the seriesare aa follows : — 



All the above birds are exactly alike in plumage and appearance 

 with the exception of the fact that in Nos. 2898 and 2945 the 

 lower mandible was paler than the upper, whereas in the remainder 

 the entire bill was dark brown. Iris dark brown ; legs dark brown ; 

 mouth yellow. No moult in any specimen. 

 Hodgson's Grey-headed Flycatcher-Warbler, Cryptolojiha xanthr.xchi- 



■itos xanthoschist'js, Gray, 

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