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not shoot them. I believe, however, that these two birds must have 

 escaped from cages in the Quetta Bazar, as I never saw or heard of any 

 others being seen in the wild state, nor did T ever see any nests, which they 

 invariably build in the country they frequent. 



60. Sporceginthus amandana. — The Indian Eed Munia. [738]. 



I frequently saw small flocks of this species in the Quetta Valley in late 

 autumn, and in November 1911 I shot 2 females out of a flock in my 

 garden, but did not get a male. There are four specimens of this species in 

 the MacMahon Museum at Quetta. 



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Fringillid^. 



61. Pycnoramphus carneipes. — The White-winged Grosbeak. [743]. 



This species is common in summer at Ziarat a.t 8,000 feet and upwards, 

 in the Juniper Forest, where it undoubtedly breeds. I shot a male and a 

 female at Ziarat in June 1912, and gave the skins to the MacMahon 

 Museum at Quetta. In winter this species descends to the lower 

 valleys. 



62. Bropasser grandis.- — The Red-mantled Rose-Finch. [757]. 



Common in summer in the higher valleys about Ziarat, at 8,000 feet and 

 upwards where it certainly breeds, as I saw birds in nestling plumage in 

 June and July. I shot a male specimen at Ziarat in June 1912, and gave 

 the skin to the MacMahon Museum at Quetta. In winter this species 

 descends to the lower valleys. 



63. Rhodospiza obsoleta. — The Quetta Rose-Finch. [764A]. 



Common throughout the Quetta Valley where it breeds. I found a nest 

 with young birds in a garden in May 1912. I obtained a fine male 

 specimen in the Galbraith Spinney near Quetta on May 80th, 1912. There 

 are 4 specimens of this species in the MacMahon Museum at Quetta. 



Marshall mentions that Hume's Hawfinch is found in Baluchistan. In 

 this, I think, he was mistaken, and that the bird he referred to was really 

 "Rhodospiza obsoleta." 



64. Carduelis caniceps. — The Himalayan Goldfinch. [767 ]. 



Common in the Quetta Valley during the winter months. In summer 

 it ascends to the higher valleys, and is common at Ziarat at 8,000 feet and 

 upwards, and, I think, must breed there, though J did not succeed in 

 finding any nests. I obtained three specimens in my garden in Quetta in 

 November 1913 There are two specimens of this species in the MacMahon 

 Museum at Quetta. 



65. Metoponia pusilla. — The Gold-fronted Finch. [771]. 



Common in summer at Ziarat, where it also breeds, as I saw many young 

 birds in nestling plumage in June and July. I have seen this species in 

 the Quetta Valley, even in winter. I shot a male at Ziarat in July 1913. 

 There are two specimens of this species in the MacMahon Museum at 

 Quetta. This species is very common in Baluchistan and other parts of the 

 North- West Himalayas. 



66. Fnngilla montifringilla . — The Brambling. [774]. 



Common in Quetta during the cold months of winter, when it is seen in 

 flocks in the gardens and spinneys. They arrive early in November, and 



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