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84. Calliope pectoralis, Gould. 



Frequents the high and rocky mountains around the Valley of 

 Cashmere ; not common. 



85. Pratincola indica, Blyth. 



Common on the lesser ranges, but not seen in the valley or ranges 

 northwards. 



86. Pratincola caprata (Linn.). 



Plentiful between the plains of the Punjab and Cashmere ; not 

 seen in Ladakh. 



87. Saxicola atrogularis, Blyth. 



Common on waste lands in the valley, and generally all over La- 

 dakh and Tibet. 



88. ? Saxicola. 



At the Salt Lake in Ladakh, on one occasion a bird evidently of 

 this genus was observed, about the sise of the Whinchat ; upper 

 parts a bluish-black ; breast black ; belly and lower parts white. 

 This I consider a rare, if not an undescribed species. A specimen 

 was not procured. 



89. Collurio lahtora (Sykes). 

 Valley of Cashmere ; common. 



90. Lanius caniceps, Blyth. 



Pretty common in the valley and on the surrounding ranges. 



91. Tephrodornis pondiceriana (Hardw.). 



A solitary bird, and seen in the villages and fields of the lesser 

 ranges ; not plentiful. 



92. Dicrurus longicaudatus, Hay. 



On the lesser ranges and Valley of Cashmere : common. The nest 

 is built of lichens and bark, carefully interwoven and lined with hair ; 

 it is placed on the fork of a branch. The female lays from three to 

 five eggs, white, with dull or red spots ; scarcely two eggs are exactly 

 alike. 



93. Hydrobata asiaticus (Swains.). 



Generally distributed on all rivers and streams from the lesser 

 ranges northwards even to Chinese Tartary. 



94. Hydrobata cinclus (Vieill.). 



Not uncommon on the mountain-streams of the higher ranges 

 around the Valley of Cashmere ; often seen in Ladakh. Mr. Gould 



