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of the adult female, so the description of the young given in the 

 Fauna, Vol. 11. 107, evidently refers to the juvenile plumage. 



The Himalayan Ruby-throat, Calliope pectoralis, Gould. 



Ticehurst met with this Ruby-throat about 8,000 ft, at Fagoo 

 on October 16th and 18th, obtaining the latter specimen. Both 

 birds were great skulkers and were found in the bushes at the 

 bottom of small nullahs running through cultivation. 



It appears probable that a bird which I wounded and lost not 

 far from the same place in October last year was of this species, 

 but I did not include it in my first list as there was then no clue 

 to its identity. 



The Red-spotted Blue-throaty Luscinia suecica, L. 



One was obtained by Ticehurst on October 16th in short scrub 

 on a cultivated hill-side at Fagoo. 



The Himalayan Whistling-Thrush, MijioiiTioneii^ temminckii tcmminchii, 

 Vig. 



A few individuals were observed but the species had I think 

 started to descend to lower levels before my arrival. 



The Black-throated Ouzel, Turdus ruficollis atrogularis, Temm. 



This Ouzel had begun to arrive early in the month about Fagoo 

 and Kufri but only occasional individuals were seen before 

 November 21st when there were a number about the hill behind 

 the dak bungalow at Fagoo, clearly fresh arrivals. A flock was 

 seen in the catchment area near Sanjouli on November 24th. 



The Himalayan Missel-Thrush, Turdus viscivorus honajiartei. Cab. 



During the whole of my stay at Fagoo a loose scattered flock 

 of about 20 Missel-Thrushes was frequenting the southern slopes, 

 and the extreme summit of the hill mentioned above. They 

 appeared to be feeding largely on the small red berries of a 

 curious creeping bush which dotted the bare side of the Mil. On 

 November 17th a single individual was found about 7,500 feet 

 in the valley to the west of the ridge on which the State rest-house 

 stands. 



This race of Missel-Thrush differs from the European bird 

 T. V. viscivorus in its larger size (wing 160-173 mm. as against 

 145-158 mm.) and in its somewhat paler colouration. 



The three specimens obtained measure as follows : — 



Tarsus. 



mm. 

 38 

 36 

 36 



The young bird is distinctly paler, almost whitish, on the chin 

 and throat, than the old pair. No bird shows any trace of moult. 



Soft parts : — iris dark brown ; orbicular plumbeous ; bill dark 

 brown, basal portion of lower mandible horny (No. 2923) or yellow- 

 ish (No. 2916) ; legs olive brown ; claws black (No. 2923) or olive 

 yellow, joints marked with brown, claws blackish (No. 2yl6). 



