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Mana Pass, which I reached on Mny 19th. By that date the weather 

 was beginning to get much warmer, though the pass was not yet open. 

 Thence my route was to the Niti pass. On May 31st, two Thibetans, 

 the first of the year, had just crossed the pass, but they reported that 

 they had been much delnyed on the road by heavy snow-drifts. From 

 the Niti pass I marched nearly due south, entering the Almora district 

 on June ]5th. I proceeded to Pithorngarb, in the east of the district, 

 and returned to Naini Tal on July 17th. 



The numbers and nomenclature adopted in the following list are 

 those given by Messrs. Oates and Blanford in " The Fauna of British 

 India, Birds." 



1. Gowns corax. — I did not see any Ravens in Garhwal, but, 

 according to native accounts, they visit the higher valleys in winter. 



4. Corvus macrorJiynchus. — The Jungle- Crow is common in nil the 

 valleys, except the very highest. 



7. Corvus splendens. — The Indian House-Crow only occurs about 

 the larger li ill stations in Kumaon : I did not see any in Garhwal. 



12. Urocissa occipitalis. — The Red-billed Blue Magpie is very 

 common, up to about 6,000 feet, wherever there is tree or bush jungle. 



13. Urocissa flavirostris. — Common at rather higher elevations 

 than the last species. 



18. Vendrocitta himalayensis. — Very common : seen generally in 

 small parties of from four to six. 



24. Garrulus lanceolatus. — Common up to about 6,000 feet : this 

 bird feeds a great deal on the ground. 



26. Garrulus bispecularis, — Also common : occurs up to rather 

 higher elevations than G. lanceolatus. 



29. Graculus eremita. — I did not see the Red-billed Chough below 

 10,000 feet. It was common near Badrinath, and the Mana pass. 

 There were none at Kedarnath. 



30. Pyrrhocorax alpinus. — The Yellow-billed Chough was very 

 common, and very tame, about Malari, and at one or two other places 

 in Garhwal. The birds flew about the camp in a very unconcerned w T ay. 

 They have a much softer note than the Red-billed Chough. 



31. Varus atriceps. — Common, at moderate altitudes. 



34. Parus monticola. — Very numerous. 



35. JEgithaliscus erythrocephalus. — Very common. 



42. Machlolophus xantlwgenys. — I only saw the Yellow-cheeked 

 Tit once — near Naini Tal. A small party were feeding in some low 

 trees on the banks of a small stream. I shot one specimen, but although 

 I was constantly on the look-out for more, I did not see the bird again. 

 I fancy, therefore, that it must be rather locally distributed in Kumaon. 



