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perched in some prominent position, uttering its familiar 
notes wil-ye-go-ame or croak-et-et. The flight is whirring 
and dipping like that of a Woodpecker. I found a nest 
containing two hard-set eggs on the 7th of July. It was 
beautifully made of twigs and bents, well lined with fresh 
strips of Juniper-bark. The eggs were of the Haw 7 finch 
type, of a French-white colour with strong reddish-brown 
markings, and averaged l'IS" x '72 ". 
[754.] Propasser dubius (Prjev.). The White-browed 
Pose-Finch. 
Fulton, J. B. N. H. S. xvi. p. 52 (April, 9000 ft. : Chitral); 
Ward, op. cit. xvii. p. 484, & xviii. p. 463 (common in spring, 
breeding in August near source of Sind Piver). 
288. $ . Safed Koh, 10,000 ft., 29th June. 
Not uncommon on the Safed Koh in summer from 8000 
to 11,000 feet. Apparently an early breeder. I came on 
a family very strong on the wing on the 29th of June. Its 
loud call pwit, pwit may be constantly heard, recalling 
somewhat the ParoquePs ( Palceornis ) screech, especially 
when a party wing their way overhead and all call together. 
[757.] Propasser grandis. The Ped-mantled Rose- 
Finch. 
Marshall, J. B. N. H. S. xiv. p. 604 (9000 ft. in May) ; 
Fulton, op. cit. xvi. p. 744 (fairly common in spring from 
7000 to 9000 ft.) ; Ward, op. cit. xvii. p. 484 (Kashmir). 
133. S a d. Chikarkot, 2000 ft., 2nd March. 
628. $ ad. Kohat, 1850 ft., 1st March. 
649. S a( l. Hangu, 2700 ft., 6th March. 
A winter visitor in small numbers to the Miranzai and 
Kohat Valleys. It is usually met with singly or in small 
parties about wild olive and camel-thorn ( Acacia machata) 
groves, gardens, and cultivated spots, feeding on various tree- 
seeds, dandelion-flowers, &c. Call-note, wir. It was also 
observed on several occasions on the Safed Koh in July 
between 10,000 and 11,000 feet. 
Tame and confiding in its habits. 
