1 900.] H. J. Walton — Notes on birds collected in Knmaon. 161 



Tal and Almora, one was pretty sure to get a glimpse of a Forktail or two. 



637. Microcichla scouleri. — I only saw the Little Forktail at one 

 place, near Kedarnath, where it was very common. It has a short 

 twittering song, which it sings in the intervals of searching under stones 

 for food. It is remarkable to see such a frail little bird standing 

 " knee deep " in the most rapid torrents. 



638. Chimarrhornis leucoceplialns. — Common throughout the valleys 

 of Garhwal : it was especially numerous about Kedarnath and Badri- 

 nath, in May. 



644. Buticilla riifiventris. — This was the only Redstart that I saw, 

 and that only near the Niti Pass. In the plains of India, in the cold 

 weather, this is quite a tame, confiding bird, but I found it very wary in 

 Garhwal, and had some difficulty in procuring a specimen. This, a male, 

 shot on May 31st, had very large testes, and if not already breeding, 

 would certainly have done so very soon. I had a long but fruitless 

 search for nests of this species. 



646. Bhyacornis fuliginosus. — Common about all the lower streams 

 in Kuniaon. 



651. Calliope pectoralis. — I saw this bird at Mana and Niti in May. 

 It has a long and pretty, though weak song. All that I shot were males. 

 I noticed a plain-looking bird, perching on stones and low bushes, and 

 rather shy : it was quite a surprise to me, on shooting one, to see the 

 bright crimson throat. 



654. Ianthia rafilata. — I only got one specimen, a hen, in Garhwal, 

 in June. 



663. Copsychus saularis. — Common at moderate elevations, through- 

 out the whole of Kumaon. 



672. Merula albicincta.— The White-collared Ouzel is fairly com- 

 mon in Garhwal. It frequents rather open forest. Both male and 

 female have white tips, as well as white shafts, to the under tail coverts. 

 The margin of the eyelids is bright yellow. 



676. Merula boulboul. — A common forest bird. It is one of the 

 best songsters I know, and its loud and varied notes are a striking 

 refutation of the old calumny that Indian birds " don't sing." It 

 especially frequents the tops of high trees. 



677. Merula atrigularis. — I only saw and obtained one specimen, 

 at Dwarahath, Almora. It was feeding on wild cherries near the Dak 

 Bungalow. 



678. Merula unicolor. — Tickell's Ouzel was not very common. I 

 noted the following colours in a (?, shot on June 26th, which, from the 

 condition of its testes, must have been breeding — 



Iris— Dark brown. 

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