158 H. J. Walton — Notes on birds collected in Kumaon, [No. 2, 



44. Lophophanes melanolophus. — The Crested Black Tit is common 

 throughout the district. 



69. Qarrulax leucolophus. — Tolerably common in the lower hills. 



76. Garrulax albigularis. — The White-throated Laughing-Thrush 

 is very common. One of its notes is a regular hiss — like a snake rather 

 than a bird. It is an inquisitive bird, and as a rule not at all shy. 

 My Scottish terrier was an object of great interest to this and other 

 kinds of Laughing-Thrushes. Though they never actually mobbed it, 

 as Drongos and Mynas often do, they often followed the dog for some 

 distance through the jungle. I saw about twenty birds of this species 

 following a marten (Mustela flavigula) iu the same way. 



82. Trochalopterum erythrocephalum. — This is such a skulker that 

 it appears to be much rarer than it probably is. The stomach of one 

 I shot was full of small snails. 



90. Trochalopterum variegatum. — Fairly common. It has the usual 

 habits of the Laughing-Thrushes ; is very noisy, and goes about in 

 small troops among scattered bushes and thin jungle. 



99. Trochalopterum lineatum. — Very common indeed. It has a 

 tri-syllabic call, preceded by a low trill: the latter is not heard, unless 

 one is very close to the bird. 



125. Pomatorhinus ruficollis. — Another inveterate skulker in thick 

 undergrowth : I never saw more than three birds together. 



174. Stachyrhidopsis pyrrhops. — In thick jungle ; not often seen. 



187. Myiophoneus temmincki. — Common everywhere near running 

 water, from the lowest valleys to above the snows. It is a thirsty bird, 

 and very fond of bathing. 



204. Lioptila capistrata. — The Black-headed Sibia is very common, 

 especially on the edge of forest. It has a very loud, shrill song, which 

 it sings perched upon some conspicuous branch. Besides this it has a 

 variety of very harsh notes. Out of six specimens that I collected I 

 find that the back and scapulars of one (a young male) are almost con- 

 colorous with the lower plumage, which is much duller rufous than in 

 the others. 



221. Siva cyanuroptera. — I saw and shot the Blue-winged Siva 

 a few miles from Almora, where it was common. I did not notice it 

 elsewhere. 



226. Zosterops palpebrosa. — I did not see this White-eye in 

 Garhwal: it was common in parts of the Almora district. 



232. Ixulus flavicollis. — A retiring bird, seen among thick under- 

 growth, in tree jungle. 



249. Qhloropsis kardivickii. — Not seen in Garhwal : locally common 

 in the Almora district. 



