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68. Pica bottanensis, A. Delessert. 

 P. megaloptera, Blyth. 



P. Tibetana, Hodgson. 



Differs but little from the European bird. Its favourite habitat 

 is among the dreary and desolate mountains of Ladakh ; and it would 

 appear it is found only in that country on the Western ranges. It 

 is strange that a bird, whose near ally is so fond of fertile localities 

 in Europe, should prefer the wastes of Little Tibet to the culti- 

 vated and wooded mountains of Cashmere : but such is the case ; 

 and the Magpie is the same crafty and familiar bird among his Tartar 

 friends as with Englishmen. 



69. Dendrocitta ruea (LeVaill.). 



Scinde, Punjab, and lower Himalayan Ranges, pretty common. 

 Its loud resonant cry is heard at a long distance. Its haunts are 

 in retired wooded places ; is oftener seen solitary than otherwise. 

 Locusts, beetles, cockchaffers, and fruit constitute its favourite food. 



70. Dendrocitta sinensis, Latham. 



Confined to the lower Himalayas. Abundant in all cultivated 

 districts, frequenting the neighbourhood of villages ; cry, loud and 

 discordant : food, insects and fruit. 



71. Psilorhinus occipitalis, Blyth. 

 Pica erythrorhyncha, Vigors. 



Pretty common on the ranges around Simla and Kussowlee, and 

 to the westward until replaced by the P . flavirostris of Blyth. The 

 habits of this bird resemble the Magpie. The presence of a Cheetah 

 or a bird of prey is often discovered by the chattering of these beau- 

 tiful creatures. 



72. Psilorhinus flavirostris, Blyth. 



On the mountains around the Valley of Cashmere, particularly on 

 the banks of the Jhelum between the valley and the plains of India. 



73. Garrulus gularis (Gray). 



A truly Himalayan bird, and is common in the lower ranges : cry, 

 loud and harsh ; habits assimilate to the European species. 



74. Parus cinereus, Vieillot. 



India and Himalayas, abundant ; replaces the Greater Tit of 

 Europe in these countries. Solitary. 



75. Parus xanthogenys, Vigors. 



Confined to the Himalayas ; not common ; gregarious. 



76. Parus melanolophus, Vigors. 



Gregarious, and more common than the last, and more generally 



