56 Ornithological Olservations in the Sutlcj valley, [No. 1, 



197. Pyrriiocorax alpinus,* Vi sill (II. 319), is in summer spread 

 all over western Tibet, including the Spiti valley, the eastern districts of 

 Kunawar, &c, but migrates in winter to the lower ranges and valleys 

 of the Himalaya, being in the cold weather specially common in Kola, 

 In its habits it is altogether the reverse from the last species, being 

 very social and generally the first, and often the only, visitor to 

 the camp of the traveller in Spiti or Ladak ; it is here quite as 

 familiar and quite as noisy in the neighbourhood of villages and 

 camping grounds as the Corvus splendens throughout India. 

 Both this and the former species breed in holes of rocks. 

 XXIII Fam. STURN1DM. 



198-199 Sturnus vulgaris, L i n n, (II. 321), and St. unicolor 

 (II 329.) have been both procured on the Sutlej to the north of 

 Selaspoor', they were most probably migrating from Kashmir, where 

 they are very abundant, especially near the Wollar lake. 



200. Acridotheres trlstis, Linn. (II. 325) is common in the 

 lower hills and valleys, but never approaches the northern regions 

 bordering on the Tibetan frontiers. In the Sutlej valley, it is not seen 

 much fetter beyond Rampoor, or above elevations of 5,500 feet, the last 

 and highest limit of growth of the Ficus religiosa ; it is also very common 

 in Kulu and all through the western hills extending into Kashmir. 



201 Temenuciius pagobarum, G m e I (II. 329) ; common m the 

 lower hills in the autumn ; I found it also abundant in May about 

 Bnket and other places, where it breeds in holes of trees. It was as- 

 sociated on the pasture-grounds with the previous and the next species 



202. Pastor Roseus, Linn., (II. 333). It is very probable that 

 this species breeds in the lower hills of the Himalayas. 



XXIV. Fam. FBINGILLID^. 



203. Munia Malabarica, Linn., (II. 357); common in the 

 lower hills and not ascending elevations above 5,000 feet, very seldom 

 extending into the interior. 



204. Munia similarb-j, n. sp. 



There is another plain coloured species to he found on the lower 



* Lieut. Beavan (Ibis 1367, pp. 137 and 142) has trrach doubt as to the u*. 

 Go ttil 'certainly mistaken in taking the colonr of the legs for yellow. 



