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the Expedition to the same locality in September not one 
was to be seen. 
The Yarkandis, who call the bird Kaldergoch, said that 
it disappeared entirely in the cold season. [G. H.~\ 
91. Cotyle rupestris (Scop). 
The Crag Martin was often seen ; it was not uncommon 
near Sanju, was met with both going and returning on the 
banks of the Indus near he, and was numerous about 
Dras. [G. H.] 
In all these localities, as well as on many of the higher 
hills south of the snowy range, it seems to a great extent 
to be a permanent resident, not at any rate migrating en 
masse from the country, but, as a rule, only retreating 
lower down the valleys in the cold weather; some few, 
however, during the latter season being met with in the 
higher hills of Central India and Rajpootana. On the 
Neilgherries there appears to be a permanently resident 
colony. [A. O. H.] 
125. Coracias garrula (Linn.). 
The European Roller, so common in Kashmir, especially 
in the valleys and along the courses of the rivers, appears 
to be a rare bird in Yarkand, where, however, it probably 
breeds, as a young bird was there obtained. The Turki 
name is Ko Karga. [G. H.'\ 
129. Halcyon smyrnensis (Linn.). 
The specimens of this species brought back by the Expe- 
dition were obtained at the foot of the hills on the road 
from Kashmir to the Plains of the Panjab. This species 
nowhere, we believe, extends into the Himalayas, and it 
was never noticed in Kashmir by Dr. Henderson. \^A. O. H.] 
About Punch, the only place at which I met with this 
Kingfisher, it was common ; it was not always near water, 
and was generally perched on a solitary tree. When 
flying it has a very harsh cry, something like that of a 
Woodpecker. One I shot measured — length, 115; tail 
from vent, 3-62 ; expanse, 17 ; wings when closed reached 
to within 2*25 of end of tail. Irides brown. [G. H.] 
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