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between it and Delickon nipalensis, Hodgs., are likewise distinct. 

 The even tail and more robust bill will always distinguish the Nipal 

 from the Cashmere Martin, independent of the other distinctions 

 with respect to plumage. It migrates to the Punjab during the 

 winter months. 



57. Cotyle riparia (Linn.). 



Rivers and lakes of Cashmere and the lower ranges. Ladakh, 

 common : frequently seen on the banks of the Chimouraree lake. 



58. Cotyle subsoccata, Hodgs. ? 



I found this bird abundant in July on the Chimouraree lake, 

 Ladakh, and during the cold months on lakes and pools among the 

 Salt ranges of the Punjab. It is distinct from the C. riparia; 

 neither is Hirundo minuta, Hodgs., no. 333, Cat. Brit. Mus., which 

 is equivalent to C. sinensis and Hirundo brevicaudata of M'Clelland, 

 the same bird. C. subsoccata, Hodgs., no. 332, is the only species 

 which I have not been able to compare with my specimen, and which 

 is at all likely to prove identical. 



Description : — Total length 4 inches. Upper parts greyish -umber. 

 Wings darker, length 3-j% inches, as long as the tail. Tail mode- 

 rate, and nearly even. Throat dirty white ; an irregular band of 

 greyish umber across the breast. Belly, vent, and under tail-coverts 

 white. Tarsus almost naked, except a minute tuft above the inser- 

 tion of the hind toe. 



58*. Cotyle ? 



The specimen was lost from which the following description was 

 taken : — A small striated Swallow : is common on the lakes and 

 streams in the Vale of Cashmere during the summer months, and 

 likewise in the Punjab at certain seasons. Total length 4^ inches. 

 Bill small, robust ; crown of head rufous, speckled with narrow 

 black lines ; back glossy-black ; wings bluish-black ; rump inclining 

 to white ; tail black, slightly forked ; breadth between tips of wings 

 1 0 inches ; throat and breast white, with numerous black lines ; 

 belly and vent white, with the black lines more sparingly dispersed ; 

 tarsus naked ; inner surface of wings brownish-black. 



59. Parus cinereus, Vieill. 



Cashmere and the surrounding ranges, common. 



60. Parus melanophus, Vig. 



Generally seen in flocks in the forests and plantations in the 

 valley and lesser ranges towards the south. Sometimes associates 

 with Paroides Jlammiceps (Burton). 



61. Parus — ? 



I killed a specimen of this species, in company with the last, on 

 the oak-covered slopes of one of the lesser ranges near the Valley of 

 Cashmere. The following is a description : — Crested ; total length 



