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about cliffs or on steep stony slopes, but never much below 
6000 feet. 
Nests freely on the Safed Koh above 12,000 feet. I came 
across the first nest on the 1st of July, 1906; it was placed 
under a rock on a steep slope, and contained three fresh eggs 
closely resembling those of our Hedge-Sparrow, but larger, 
averaging *88" x *5 7". The fabric was beautifully made of 
grass and roots, lined with moss and a little fur. On the 
28th of July I came on two more nests built in crevices in 
cliffs, each containing two young ones, the most noticeable 
feature about them being their bright red gapes. This is 
not the first record of the nest. Mr. Stuart Baker writes 
that he has an authenticated clutch of eggs in his collection 
from Ladakh, taken previously to mine, though he adds 
that his is that of A. nepalensis , as he does not recognise 
A. rvfilatus as a good species. 
[713.] Accentor himalayanus. The Altai Accentor. 
Ward, J. B. N. H. S. xvii. p. 482 (large flocks pass through 
Kashmir in spring). 
132. $ ad. Samana, 6500 ft., 7th March. 
361. Sex? „ „ 5th April. 
A visitor to the Samana from December till the middle of 
April. Usually to be seen in large flocks, busily feeding 
amongst stones, near the Fort. Major Magrath procured 
the first examples of both this and the last species. 
[716.] Tharrhaleus atrigularis. The Black-throated 
Accentor. 
Marshall, J. B. N. H. S. xiv. p. 604 (shot one in January) ; 
Fulton, op. cit. xvi. p. 744 (shot two in March) ; Ward, 
op. cit. xvii. p. 482 (common in spring). 
66. $ ad. Kohat, 1760 ft., 5th January. 
A common winter visitor to the District, arriving in 
October and leaving towards the middle of March. It 
closely resembles the Hedge-Sparrow in habits, but is 
somewhat gregarious. 
[719.] Tharrhaleus jerdoni. Jerdon’s Accentor. 
Watson, J. B. N. H. S. xv. p. 145 (small flocks occur in 
