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Lieut. C. H. T. Whitehead— Additions 
XXXII.— Additions and Corrections to the “Birds of Kohat'’ 
By Lieut. C. H. T. Whitehead, Indian Army*. 
[104.] Argya earlii. 
[139.] Pyctorhis sinensis. 
These two species were observed only in Bannu (south of 
our limits), so the notes on them should be in brackets. 
[411.] Phylloscopus neglectus. (See 4 Ibis/ 1909, 
p. 124.) 
“ This specimen is not typical P. neglectus. but is larger 
and darker. It appears to belong to P. neglectus lorenzi, 
but it is difficult to understand how this form can occur at 
Kohat. Perhaps the distribution of the Caucasian form is 
much wider than we know at present (Vog. pal. Fauna, 
i. p. 506). It would be desirable to examine a series and 
to make sure if it is this form which breeds in Kohat/’ 
(E, Hartert .) 
[624.] For Saxicola cenanthe read Saxicola morio 
Hempr. & Ehr. 
[666.] Merula maxima. 
In May and June last I found this Blackbird breeding in 
the juniper-scrub between 10,000 and 12,000 feet. Al¬ 
together eight nests were obtained. The nidification is very 
similar to that of M. vulgaris. The nest is usually built in a 
juniper, but occasionally in the hollow of a cliff. The song 
seems to lack the quality and variety of that of M. vulgaris , 
but it is not often heard. The ordinary call, and also the 
alarm-note, is tchut-ut-ut rapidly repeated. The rattling 
alarm so freely used by the common species was only heard 
when the eggs or young were in danger. The males are 
very wary, and are seldom seen near the nest, except when 
* [Lieut. Whitehead sends us the following corrections and additions 
to his article on the Birds of Kohat and Kurram in Northern India, which 
appeared in 1 The Ibis ’ for January and April last (above, pp. 90 and 214). 
Dr. Hartert has kindly examined and determined some of the doubtful 
specimens. The numbers in brackets are those of the ‘Fauna of 
British India.’— Edd.J . 
