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SECOND YARKAND MISSION. 
No. 1107. Yangihissar, December 2, 1873. ^ 
Dr. Stoliczka mentions that this species remains during the winter near YangihissaL 
he found it breeding in the Duba Valley in June. 
Dr. Henderson states that this species was seen almost daily from near Birnbur v 
through Kashmir and Ladak to beyond Leh ; but it never occurred after leaving the 
Lake. On the return journey the bird had commenced finding its way down to those P°j^ ^ a 
of the plains which lie near the foot of the hills, and on the day of his return he ki 
specimen at Lahore. 
Dr. Scully writes : — ■“ This species was not noticed in the plains, and was first nie j 
in the hills in September. At Tadlilc, below the Kirghiz encampment at Kichik foe 
saw two of these birds, one of which I shot. They flew from the bank of the streak 
hillside, up winch they ran pretty nimbly.” p 0 ta- 
Colonel Biddulph has sent us the accompanying note : — “ I first saw this near t ^ re 
la ; there were a good many near Tanksi on the rocks overhanging the river, and they ^ 
very common throughout the plains, on rocks and even on low walls alongside ° £ i tout of 
and houses. I did not, however, see the species at Maralbashi, and I never noticed 
the plains ; but it was still about these when we returned in May.” 
Family SITTIDiE. 
Genus SITTA. 
124. SlTTA KASIIMIRENSIS. 
Sitta cashmirensis, Brooks, J. A. S. Beng. xli. part 2, p. 75. 
Sitta /cashmirensis, Brooks ; Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 303 (1889). 
No. 299. Sonamarg, August 10, 1873. — Length 5-25 inches, wing 32, tail 1'62, tarsu s 
expanse 9'5 ; bill from front 06, from gape 0 82 ; length of foot L05. Iri s vel ^ 
brown ; bill blackish, homy above ; feet bluish leaden. 
Nos. 304, 305. Sonamarg, August 10, 1S73. 
No. 349. Sonamarg, August 12, 1873. 
No. 372. Baltal, August 12, 1873. 
125. Sitta letjcopsis. 
Sitta leucopsis, Gould ; Hume & Hcnders. Lahore to Yark. p. 181 (1873) ; Bidd. Ibis, 1881, P- ’ 
t. c. p. 431 ; Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 306 (1889). 
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No. 82. Murree, July 2, 1873. ^ 
According to Dr. Henderson this Nuthatch was only met with by him in the VpV 5 ^ foe 
Valley, Kashmir. Here it was not uncommon, but it so persistently affected the top s 
loftiest trees that very few specimens were obtained. 
