A LIST 01 THE BIRDS OF DHARMSALA. 569 



The Pale Harrier — Circus macrurus. 



A winter visitor. Uncommon. Found in the valley and on the flanks 

 of the range. Seen up to 6,000 feet. 

 The Marsh-Harrier — Circus CRruginosus. 



A winter visitor. Frequents suitable moist places in the valley and 

 approaches the foot of the hills. Not seen above 4,500 feet. 

 The Long-legged Buzzard — Buteo ferox. 



A winter visitor to the valley and the lower slopes of the hills. Common. 

 Often seen in marshy areas and about stony places in the vicinity of 

 streams. Birds in both phases of plumage occur. Leaves in March. Seen 

 up to 6,000 feet. 

 The Common Buzzard — Buteo desertorum. 



A pair of buzzards, that spent the summer and probably nested near 

 Lakka at 10,000 feet, most likely belonged to this species. 

 The Goshawk — Astur palumbarius. 



Uncommon. I suppose a resident. Taken in the military station. 

 Frequently captured by the falconer. 

 The Sparrow-Hawk — Accipiter nisus. 



Not a very common species. Seen occasionally in the valley and on the 

 slopes of the range. Birds seem less numerous in summer. 

 The Besra Sparrow-Hawk — Accipiter virgatus. 



A bird shot on the hill-side at 6,000 feet seemed to agree more closely 

 with the description of this than the previous species. I am doubtful of 

 its identity. Certain specimens seem to be intermediate links between the 

 two species. 

 The Peregrine Falcon — Falco peregrinus. 



Seen both in the valley and in the mihtary station at 6,000 feet. Uncom- 

 mon. So far as I have seen, a winter visitor only. 

 The Shahin Falcon— JaZco peregrinator. 



Uncommon. Resident. Seen a few times about the wooded chffs of 

 Dharmkote at 7,000 feet. 



The Hobby — Falco subbuteo. 



Not uncommon about the wooded slopes of the range. More frequently 

 seen in winter. Often observed at sunset. 

 The Kestrel — Tinnunculus alsaudarius. . 



Abundant. Resident. Frequents the range and is very common m the 



vallev. Seen up to 9,000 feet. 

 The Indian Blue Rock-Pigeon— CoZwrnfta intermedia. 



A bird of the valley. Resident and common. Ascends the mam range 



to a height of 9,800 feet where it rests in caves durmg the heat ol tne aay. 



The White-bellied Pigeon— Columba Uuconota. ,^,,, ,•„.„ rMtless 



Resident. A bird of the snow-Une. ^^ "^^^ ^^'^^^f^T^'^l 



flocks that keep incessantly on the move. Seen accordmg to season 



between 5,500 and 10,000 feet. 



The Eastern Wood-Pigeon— PaZwrnfeMS casiotis. February 



Uncommon in this area of the range. A few were met with m February 



at 6,000 feet. 

 The Indian Turtle-Dove-T«rter/erm(70. Arrives in April. 



A summer visitor. Very common m the season. Ariives '" i" 

 FrequenrtheToded slope! Nests on the higher ranges at about 10,000 



feet. 

 The Spotted J)ov e-Turtur suratensis. ^ f^^t. 



Very common. A resident Abundant xn the valley a ^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^^ 

 hills. Frequents cultivated tracts and the gardens m 

 l^ot seen above 5,000 feet. 



