( 155 ) 
THE HIMALAYAN SNOW COCK. 
Tetraogallus Himalayensis. Native names : Kullu , Lupu , Baera, Nepal; 
Huinwall , Kumaon ; Jer monal, Mussoorie ; Ram chukor , Kulu ; Aam chukor , 
Kashmir ; Gobind, Chamba ; A am chukor, Garhwal. 
Habitat. —Throughout the Himalayas from 11,000 to 18,000 feet in summer 
and down to 7,000 feet in winter. 
Description.— Sexes alike. Crown, back of neck and mantle grey. Upper 
plumage, ashy grey pencilled with black; rump and wings bordered 
chestnut. Middle tail feathers reddish grey mottled with black, the 
others chestnut marked with black. Wing quills white, broadly tipped 
with black. Sides of the head and neck white. Breast white. Each 
feather with a black band across it. Lower plumage speckled grey and 
black. Sides streaked chestnut and black. Length of male, 26 inches; 
wing, 12 inches ; tail, 8 inches; legs, red ; irides. brown; bill, greenish 
black ; weight, 6| lbs. 
An extremely shy bird, frequently requiring a rifle to bring it to bag. It 
is fond of bare rocky ground and is gregarious: the call is a melancholy, 
long drawn out “ kuk—kirk.” 
