116 SECOND YARKAND MISSION. 



266. COLUMBA HUPESTHIS. 



Columha rupestris, Bp. ; Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. p. 68 (1873) ; Dresser^ Ibis, 1876, p. 221 ; Prjev. in 

 Eowley's Orn. Misc. ii. p. 379 (1877) ; Bidd. Ibis, 1881, p. 92; Scully, t. c. p. 584; Homeyer & 

 Tancre, MT. orn. Ver. Wien, 1883, p. 91 ; Severtz. Ibis, 1883, p. 71. 



Columha rupicola, Pall.; Hume & Henders. Lahore to Yark. p. 273 (1873) ; Scully, Str. F. iv. p. 176 

 (1876). 



No. 616. Leh, September Mh, 1873. 



Nos. 689, 690, 691, 692. Above Sakti, 15,000 feet, September 14, 1873. 



Nos. 686, 687. Above Sakti, 14,000 feet, September 14, 1873.— Length 13-1-13-2 incbes, 

 wing 9*3-9-4, tail 1*0 ; expanse 27-65-27-8 ; bill from front 0-55-0-62, from gape 0*92- 

 0*95. Iris golden red ; bill black; foot-lobe red, claws horny black. 



No. 714. Tanksi, September 17, 1873. 



Nos. 743, 744, 746, 747. Luknng, September 19, 1873. 



Nos. 1359, 1360, 1361, 1363, 1364. Tangitar, February 18, 1874. 



Nos. 1421, 1422. Pasrobat, March 26, 1874. 



"This Pigeon," writes Colonel Biddulph, "was very common after leaving Leh, and 

 specially so at the head of the Pangong Lake. Then we saw them occasionally all down 

 the valley of the Karakash, and also on the return between Kugiar and the Yangi Dewan 

 Pass. I did not notice it on the Pamir." The species is noted in Dr. Stoliczka's ' Diary ' as 

 being very common near Lukung. 



Dr. Scully writes : — '^ This Pigeon was common in the hills on the south side of Eastern 

 Turkestan, during the months of August and September, at elevations of from 8000 to 

 16,000 feet. The birds seemed to be very fond of rocky cliffs, and usually flew about in small 

 flocks or parties. The Turki name for this species is ' Ydwd Kahtar ' (Wild Pigeon)." 



267. OOLUMBA LEUCONOTA. 



Columha leuconota, Vig. ; Hume & Henders. Lahore to Yark. p. 274 (1873) ; Prjev. in Rowley^s Orn. Misc. 

 ii. p. 380 (1877) ; Bidd. Ibis, 1881, p. 92; Scully, t. c. p. 584. 



Tashgam, Dras Valley, August 17, 1873. 



A single specimen was obtained by Dr. Henderson in June near Dras, where it was very 

 abundant. 



268. OOLUMBA EVEESMANNI. 



Palumhoena eversmanni, Bp.; Hume & Henders. Lahore to Yark. p. 271, pi. xxxi. (1873) ; Scully, Str. F. 



iv. p. 175 (1876). 

 Columha fusca, Pall.; Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. p. 68 (1873). 

 Columha intermedia, Strickl. ; Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 221 ; Bidd. Ibis, 1881, p. 91 ; C. Swinh. Ibis, 1882, 



p. 117 ; Homeyer & Tancre, MT. orn. Ver. Wien, 1883, p. 91. 

 Columha eversmanni, Scully, J. A. S. Beng. Ivi. p. 86 (1887) ; Sharpe, Trans. Linn. Soc. (2) Zool. v.pt. 3, 



p. 84 (1889). 



Dr. Scully writes :— " This Pigeon was first obtained in a large clump of poplars {Populus 

 halsamifera) at Taskhama in June. There they were in great numbers, but so wild that it 

 was difficult to get specimens ; I shot two young birds, however, so that there can be no doubt 

 about this species breeding in Eastern Turkestan. In August, again, at Yak Shamba Bazar, 

 I shot a couple of these birds in a clump of poplars and saw many about. The Yarkandis 



