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156. Pal^eornis schisticeps, Hodgson. 



In habits resembles the last. Its favourite food is seeds of wheat, 

 apricots, and pomegranates ; very noisy and gregarious. Confined 

 to the lower ranges of the Western Himalayas. 



157. PALiEORNis cyanocephaltjs (Linnaeus). 



Island of Elephanta, Bombay, common ; Subhhnalayas, very 

 common. Nest like that of the Wood Pigeon ; eggs two, white. 

 The female has no red spot on the carpus ; and the head and neck 

 are slate-coloured. These last three species may be seen frequently 

 in flocks and mixed up with one another. On wing it is difficult to 

 distinguish the species ; but the tail furnishes a ready key : the 

 schisticeps has the tip yellow, cyanocephalus white, and torquatus 

 uniform green. 



158. Petrocincla cyanea (Linn.). 



India and Western Himalayas, Ladakh, and Chinese Tartary ; 

 solitary in its habits, shy. I never heard it utter the simplest note 

 or song. There is great diversity of plumage in the sexes. Fre- 

 quents dreary wastes and rocky places ; often seen among the dykes 

 and cairns raised by the natives of Ladakh for religious purposes. 

 Food, insects. 



159. Thamnobia fulicata (Linn.). 



Plentiful in the Deccan ; pretty common on the Punjab and lower 

 Himalayan "Range.. The habits and haunts of this little warbler are 

 very similar to the English Redbreast. Its nest is built in banks ; 

 the young are a uniform light brown until the first moult. 



160. Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus). 



Common around Poonah in the Deccan, frequenting groves and 

 orchards ; pretty common on the Western Himalayas. Its song is 

 loud, sweet, and melodious. Habits solitary. 



161. Saxicola picata, Blyth. 



Common in Scinde, frequenting gardens ; seen frequently in the 

 Punjab, but not on the Western Himalayas. 



Note. — I saw on two occasions a species of Saxicola in the barren 

 country of Ladakh. About the size of the Winchat ; the upper 

 parts were a dark blue ; breast black ; belly and lower parts white. 

 The species is not uncommon on the banks of the Dras River. 



162. Saxicola atrogularis, Blyth. 



Common in Scinde and the Punjab, frequenting the arid plains of 

 these countries ; not uncommon in the Valley of Cashmere. Its 

 favourite food is a sort of white worm, abundant in dry sandy places. 



