“Blyth says:  ’R. superciliosus has not any song, unless a sort of double call, consisting of two notes, can be called a song,’ This the males vigorously uttered all day long, but I did not notice this much; but as soon as the female sharply and rapidly uttered the well-known bell-like call, I knew she was disturbed from her nest, or had left it of her own accord.  Whichever of us heard this rushed quickly to the spot, and the female once sighted was kept in view as she flitted from tree to tree, apparently carelessly feeding all the while; soon she came lower down to the bashes below, and now her note quickened and betokened anxiety; generally before half an hour would elapse she would make a dash at a particular spot, and wish to go in but checked herself.  This would be repeated two or three times, and now the nest was within the compass of 2 or 3 yards.  At last down she went and her note ceased.  When all had been quiet for a minute or two, the male meanwhile continuing his double note in the trees above, I cautiously approached the place.  Sometimes the nest was very artfully concealed, but other times there it was—­the round green ball with the opening at one side.  I often saw the female put her head out and then partially draw it in again.  Her well-defined supercilium was very distinct.  I thought I could catch her on the nest once, and went round above her, but out came her head a little further, and she bolted as I brought down my pocket handkerchief on the nest.  I shot one or two from the nest, but this I found unnecessary.  In every case the female shouted vigorously on leaving the nest or immediately after, and by her very peculiar note fully authenticated the eggs.”

Elsewhere Mr. Brooks has remarked:—­“Goolmerg is one of those mountain downs, or extensive pasture lands, which are numerous on the top of the range of hills immediately below the Pir-Pinjal Range, which is the first snowy range.  It is a beautiful mountain common, about 3000 feet above the level of Sirinugger, which latter place has an elevation of 5235 feet.  This common is about 3 miles long and about a couple of miles wide, but of very irregular shape.  On all sides the undulating grass-land is surrounded by pine-clad hills, and on one side the pine-slopes are surmounted by snowy mountains.  On the side near the snow the supply of water in the woods is ample.  The whole hill-side is intersected by small ravines, and each ravine has its stream of pure cold water—­water so different from the tepid fluid we drink in the plains.  In such places where there were water and old pines P. humii was very abundant:  every few yards was the domain of a pair.  The males were very noisy, and continually uttered their song.  This song is not that described by Mr. Blyth as being similar to the notes of the English Wood-Wren (P. sibilatrix) but fainter—­it is a loud double chirp or call, hardly worthy of being dignified with the name of song at all.  While