116 
Lieut. C. H. T. Whitehead on the 
being a common bird in the Murree Hills. Unfortunately 
no examples were procured. 
[341.] Certhia himalayana. The Himalayan Tree- 
Creeper. 
Fulton, J. B. N. H. S. xvi. p. 48 (shot in August); Rattray, 
t. c. p. 424 (Murree Hills : very comon); Ward, op. cit. xvii. 
p. Ill (abundant up to 10,000 ft.). 
623. ? ad. Kohat, 1760 ft., 29th February. 
690. $ ad. „ „ 16th March. 
A common cold-weather visitor to the District from 
September till April, occurring on the Samana up to 6000 
feet. It does not by any means restrict itself to trees : I 
have often noticed it climbing up walls. 
Breeds in fair numbers on the Safed Koh, from 7000 to 
9000 feet. 
The call-note is a faint squeak, rarely heard in winter, 
though in summer its loud but rather monotonous song is 
constantly uttered. 
[348.] Tichodroma muraria. The Wall-Creeper. 
Marshall, J. B. N. H. S. xiv. p. 602 (Quetta: occurs in 
winter from 1000 feet upwards) ; Fulton, op. cit. xvi. p. 48 
(Chitral: common from October till April); Ward, op. cit. 
xvii. p. Ill (winter visitor, sometimes assuming black 
throat-feathers). 
40. Ad. ? Khushalgarh, 1200 ft., 16th December. 
315. S juv. Safed Koh, 15,000 ft., 12th July. 
A winter visitor to the District from October till mid- 
March; common on the Samana, but less so elsewhere. 
Generally found singly or in pairs about cliffs, but occasion¬ 
ally some distance from rocks on earth-banks. 
An example shot on the 13th of March had the black 
feathers on the throat and breast well developed. 
On the 12th of July, 1906, I came across a newly-fledged 
family at 15,000 feet on the Safed Koh, in the shale screes, 
and shot one specimen. The wing- and tail-feathers were 
only partially grown, the bill was quite soft and very short. 
