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150. Turdus unicolor, Gould, P. Z. S. 1837, p. 136. 

 Turdus schistaceus, F. Moore, MS. 



Cashmere Song Thrush (mihi). 



Hitherto rare in collections. Seems confined to Cashmere and 

 the surrounding ranges ; very plentiful in the valley ; and in habits 

 bears a striking resemblance to the Mavis. Its song is composed of 

 few notes, little varied, and often repeated. They build in the pine 

 and apple trees. There is some considerable variety in the colour of 

 the plumage, some being darker than others ; and the sexes differ in 

 the male not having any indication of spots on the neck and throat. 

 Description of a perfect female as follows : — Size of Redwing. Bill 

 pale yellow, margins of eyelids the same ; upper parts leaden-ash, 

 quills dusky ; throat obscurely spotted with black ; breast and lower 

 parts ashy-white. Lower extremities pale yellow ; tail dusky ; 

 inner surface of wings ochreous-yellow. 



151. Turdus atrogularis, Natterer. 



Common all over the lower Himalayan Ranges during the winter 

 months ; seeks the dense forests of the middle regions during sum- 

 mer, where it breeds. 



152. Turdus? 



Common in gardens and ploughed fields in the Valley of Peshawur 

 during the cold months. Mr. Gould considers my specimen a variety 

 of T. atrogularis (Natt.) ; this I think is doubtful ; I believe it to 

 be a distinct species. Sir "William Jardine says, " I have examined 

 your thrush ; unless a small or local variety of T. atrogularis, it is 

 distinct." I have seen T. atrogularis in the above locality, but 

 never associating with the other. Total length 9 inches. Upper 

 parts olive-brown ; throat and front of neck dirty-white ; the sides 

 of the neck and breast are thickly spotted with olive-brown ; belly 

 and lower parts dirty-white ; legs light brown. 



153. Merula vulgaris, Ray. 



A common cage-bird in the towns of the Punjab ; said to be im- 

 ported from Afghanistan. Not a native of the Western Himalayas ; 

 as far westward as Peshawur, but probably found on the Hindoo 

 Coosh Chain? 



154. PaljEOrnis alexandri (Linnseus). 



Subhimalayan Ranges and country between Lahore and the Sut- 

 lej ; pretty common, but not nearly so common as the next. 



155. Pal.eornis torquatus (Brisson). 



India and lower Himalayas, very common. I have seen it pillage 

 the nests of the Sand Martin. Its flight is exceedingly rapid ; they 

 occasionally tumble when on the wing, like the Tumbler Pigeon. 



