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



Bill— Yellow throughout. 



Tarsi — Greenish-yellow ; feet, more yellow ; claws, yellowish-horny. 

 683. Geocichla wardi. — Rather a retiring bird ; met with only in 

 moderately open forest. 



690. Petrophila erythrogastra. — Not nearly so common as P. cinclo- 

 rhynclia. " Rock-thrush " seems an inappropriate name for this bird in 

 the Himalayas. I generally saw it perched near the top of a high tree. 



691. Petrophila cinclorhyncha. — Very common at low elevations. 

 The call-note is a single, rather loud whistle. The Blue-headed Rock- 

 Thrush, like the last species, is often seen on high trees ; it goes about 

 in small parties of three or four individuals. 



693. Petrophila cyanus. — Not very common, but still seen through- 

 out most of the district. A male, shot near Niti, at about 10,200 feet, 

 on May 30th, had testes about the size of peas. 



695. Turdus viscivorus. — Common at high elevations in Garhwal, 

 even above the snow. It is very pugnacious towards its own kind. I 

 never heard it utter other than very loud, harsh notes. 



701. Oreocincla mollissima. — This bird is distinctly rare in Garhwal. 

 I obtained one specimen near Yoshimath, among snow drifts at an 

 altitude of about 13,000 feet. 



704. Zoothera monticola. — T only met with the Large Brown Thrush 

 in thick forest : it does not seem to be at all common. The claws of the 

 anterior toes are white ; that of the posterior dusky. 



709. Cinclus asiaticus. — This was the only Dipper I obtained : it is 

 very common. 



727. Uroloncha acuticauda. — Hodgson's Munia is common in the 

 lower valleys. 



735. Uroloncha punctulata. — Common in the same localities as the 

 last species. 



746. Pyrrhula erythrocephala, — Frequents low ringall undergrowth 

 in jungle ; not at all shy. 



755. Propasser pulcherrimus. — Very common about Mana and Niti, 

 above 10,000 feet. It frequents low bushes, going about in considerable 

 flocks. Although this is certainly a handsome bird, its specific name 

 would be more appropriate to P. rhodochrous, which is a lovely bird in 

 life. 



75S. Propasser rhodochrous. — Only noticed about Badrinath (10,284 

 feet). It was very common there in May; in the Mana and Niti dis- 

 tricts it was replaced by the last species. 



761. Carpodacus erythrinus. — Very common indeed in the lower 

 valleys. Oates gives its range up to 10,000 feet, but I did not see it in 

 Garhwal above 7,000 feet. 



