86 SECOND YARKAND MISSION. 



migrating down." At Ak Masjid it was breeding, but he could not get the eggs. Colonel 

 Biddulph says that it was met with everywhere in spring, summer, and autumn beyond the 

 Zoji-la, but was not seen during the winter in the plains of Turkestan. 



176. Saxicola chrysoptgia. 



Saxicola chrysopygia (De Fil.) ; Blanf . East. Persia, ii. p. 151, pi. 10. fig. 1 (1876) ; Seebohm, Cat. B. Brit. 



Mus. V. p. 389 (1881) ; Gates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 79 (1890). 

 Saxicola Mngi, Hume, Ibis, 1871, p. 29. 



No. 1458. Panjah, April 13, 1874.— Bill black ; feet black ; iris brown. Total length 7*0 



inches, wing 3*82, tail 2*6, tarsus 1*06. 

 No. 1500. Panjah, April 14-23, 1874. 



Subfamily RUTICILLIN^. 

 Genus HENICURUS. 



177. Henicurus maculatus. 



Henicurus maculatus (Vig.) ; Hume & Henders. Lahore to Yark. p. 222 (1873) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. vii. p. 317 (1883) ; Gates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 83 (1890). 



No. 60, juv. Murree, June 29, 1873. 



Dr. Henderson met with this species at Piinch on the road down from Kashmir to 

 Lahore. 



Genus CH^ MORRH O RNIS. 



178. Ch^moerhoiinis leucocephala. 



Ch(Bmorrhornis leucocephala (Vig.) ; Hume & Henders. Lahore to Yark. p. 214 (1873) ; Prjev. in Bowley's 



Orn. Misc. ii. p. 178 (1877). 

 Chimarrhornis leucocephala, Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. vii. p. 47 (1883) ; Gates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. 



p. 89 (1890). 



No. 312, juv. Sonamarg, August 10, 1873. 

 No. 34^2, adult. Sonamarg, August 11, 1873. 



Procured by Dr. Henderson in the neighbourhood of Punch. Colonel Biddulph informs 

 us that it was very common in the Sind Valley in July and in Ladak between Kargil and 

 the Zoji-la. 



Genus RUTICILLA. 



179. RUTICILLA PRGNTALIS. 



Ruticilla frontalis (Vig.) ; Hume & Henders. Lahore to Yark. p. 211 (1873) ; Bidd. Ibis^ 1881^ p. 63; 

 Scully, t. c. p. 446 ; Seebolim, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. v. p. 349 (1881) ; Gates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, 

 ii. p. 91 (1890). 



Dr. Henderson found this species very common in Kashmir, but only on the return 

 journey. 



180. Ruticilla eeythronota. 



Ruticilla erythronota {Eveism.) ; Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. p. 65 (1873); Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 77; 

 Blanf. East. Persia, ii. p. 167 (1876) ; Bidd. Ibis, 1881, p. 62 ; Scully, t. c. p. 445 ; SeeboLm, 



