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It is just possible that on the whole, a large series of 
C. intermedius may be somewhat greener, and one of C. 
culminatus somewhat more purple ; but as I said before, I 
find great difficulty in separating the two supposed species, 
and see no better reason for naming the birds obtained 
by the Expedition C. intermedius in preference to C. cul- 
minatus , than that they were obtained in and north of 
the hills and not in the plains. Take the tickets oflP, and 
the most practised ornithologist will find in a series partly 
killed in Ladak, and partly in Jhansi, several specimens, 
which he will not know to which locality to assign, and 
others which he will certainly assign to the wrong loca- 
lity. [A. 0. H.] 
665. Colseus monedula (Linn.) 
The Jackdaw was found very common almost everywhere 
in Kashmir, where it lives in the villages, and makes its nest 
under the eaves of the houses and in old buildings. [G. iJ.] 
It visits the north west-districts of the Panjab in large 
numbers in the cold weather, but it does not breed in 
the plains. It is not distinguishable in any way from 
specimens received from Europe. \_A. O. H.^ 
667. Nucifraga multipunctata, Gould. 
This species was common in the valley of Kashmir in 
October ; it was met with at Sanamarg, below Baltal, and 
as low as Gond. It was always seen in pairs, feeding on 
the seeds of the Pinus longifolia. It has a harsh grating, 
discordant cry, something like that of the Roller. It was 
not at all wild, but kept so high up in the lofty pine trees 
that it was not easy to procure specimens. [G. HJ] 
Dr. Jerdon gives this as N. multimaculata, but Gould^s 
name appears to be really multipunctata. The general colour 
is said by Dr. Jerdon, quoting I think from Gould, to be 
chocolate brown, but in fine specimens when freshly killed, it 
is almost pure black. The sexes differ little in size. Dr. Hen- 
derson's measurements recorded in the fiesh, are : — length 
14 25 to 14*5, tail from vent 6'5, expanse 22*5 to 23, wing 
