198 INDIAN PIGEONS AND DOVES 



where it breeds. From August to September it is plentiful in the central 

 woods of the valley. From January to March only a few birds are to 

 be found in the central part of the valley, the majority having moved 

 down to warmer regions ; and in the latter part of March and through- 

 out April it is again common in the central woods. I also found it 

 common in the Nawakot district in November and in the plains of 

 Nepal in December. It is usually seen in parties of from six to ten, high 

 up in trees ; and its note is a low, deep, kur-kur-ku." 



