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distributed over the Himalayas. Confined to the mountains ; seen 

 often with the Golden-crested Wren {Regulus cristatus, Ray). 



77. Parus ?* 



The following Tit I shot in a flock of the last species near Simla, 

 W. Himalayas. Confined to the mountains. Crested ; length about 

 5 inches ; iris brick-coloured ; bill like Cole Tit and bluish black ; 

 forehead and below ear-coverts a dirty white ; all upper parts, in- 

 cluding wings and tail, leaden ash ; breast, belly, and vent ochreous 

 white ; tail moderate and slightly forked ; legs leaden-coloured, and 

 claws the same. Specimen a male. I never saw this species after- 

 wards. 



78. DORITES ERYTHROCEPHALUS, Vigors. 



Not uncommon around Murree on the Himalayas : confined to 

 these regions ; frequents pine forests, and often seen mixed up with 

 P. cinereus, melanolophus, or the next species. 



79. jEgithalus flammiceps (Burton). 



W. Himalayas, not common. Seen frequently with the Tits, and 

 in habits exactly similar. 



80. Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus). 



India and W. Himalayas to the limits of cultivation. 



81. Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham). 



Frequents the banks of the Indus in Scinde. Habits closely re- 

 sembling those of the last species. Not seen in the Punjab or Hi- 

 malayas. 



82. Sturnus vulgaris, Linnaeus. 



Abundant all over northern India, Cashmere, and Himalaya. 



83. Sturnus, sp. ? 



Very common in Cashmere, Scinde, and Punjab. Rather smaller 

 than the Starling. Bill yellow ; feathers of the body long and nar- 

 rowed, uniform metallic black shaded with green and purple, parti- 

 cularly on the neck and breast ; rump-feathers thick, and obscurely 

 tipped with white ; tail rather short and forked ; legs brown, claws 

 strong and curved. Frequent in the plains of India, the jungles, 

 and cattle pastures, often associating with the Acrid, tristis. They 

 breed in Cashmere, and build their nests in the decayed chunar 

 trees in the valley. Nest composed of dried grass, wool, and feathers. 

 " This bird, if not identical, is very like Sturnus unicolor." — Blyth. 



84. Sturnia pagodarum (Gmelin). 



Common on the Cashmere mountains, not seen in the plains of 



* Evidently Parus dichrom, Hodgs., which has hitherto been found only in 

 Nepal.— F. M. 



