24 Ornithological Observations in the Sutlej valley, [No. 1, 



with some crimson feathers on the sides. All the feathers on the head 

 and nape are centred dusky ; rump yellow ; wings dusky, as in male, 

 but somewhat more broadly edged with olivaceous green ; tail edged 

 with greenish, only the three or four outer pairs being tipped whitish. 

 Below pale green, somewhat ashy on the throat, generally becoming 

 yellowish towards the vent. 



Bill brown, much paler below. 



Very common about Kotegurh and through the whole valley as far 

 east as Chini, living here at an elevation of between 9000 and 10,000 

 feet. This is probably the only honey-sucker, which frequents such 

 great heights in the Himalayas. I never noticed here jfi. Mpa~ 

 lends Hodgs., which is decidedly a larger species. 



65. Arachnechthra asiaica, L at h. : (I. 370). 



Male ; the body has usually the same uniform glossy green colour, 

 as the back and the head ; the pale tips of the tail feathers are not 

 always traceable and, when they are, it is generally only the case on 

 the outer-most feathers ; the sides of neck and the breast are purplish 

 green, a longitudinal stripe on the throat and the rest of the lower 

 plumage purplish black. 



Female ; above dark greenish grey ; the feathers on the head nar- 

 rowly centred dusky ; wings dusky, externally edged paler, front edges 

 white ; tail blackish, the feathers with a purplish lustre on the outer- 

 webs, tipped white, which increases towards the outer pairs ; below 

 greenish yellow, more distinctly so on the front of breast, paler on the 

 throat and towards the vent, greenish ashy on the sides ; thigh 

 coverts yellowish. 



The species occurs as far east as Wangtu bridge, and is especially 

 common in the lower and warmer portions of the valley, as for 

 instance near Bampoor ; it does not, however, ascend to greater 

 elevations, than 7,000 or 8,000 feet. 



66. Piprisoma agile, Ti c &., (I. 376,) not common, and generally 

 to be met with in the low hills, where I observed it in May ; it does 

 not go to any considerable height, or to any distance in the interior, 

 being very rare to the north or east of Kotegurh. 



67. Myzanthe icnipectus, Hodgs., (I. 377). The old male 

 is above uniform dark bluish, metallic green ; the young one is 

 distinctly green and all the feathers are tipped fulvous ; below the 



