. Bonner zoologische Monographien. Zoology. 379. Breeding: At M VI 1973 at least 3 pairs occupied temtories around Kangar village (4200 m) near the bottom of the valley. A nest hole was dug in a small but steep earth bank a few meters above the valley floor. The straight tunnel was drilled horizontally into hard earth intermingled with many small sharp stones; it was at least 185 cm long including the nest chamber at its end. This chamber, situated 87 cm below the slope's surface and about 30 cm long, contained the disproportionately large nest (Fig. 114). Its foundation was con- structed of d
. Bonner zoologische Monographien. Zoology. 379. Breeding: At M VI 1973 at least 3 pairs occupied temtories around Kangar village (4200 m) near the bottom of the valley. A nest hole was dug in a small but steep earth bank a few meters above the valley floor. The straight tunnel was drilled horizontally into hard earth intermingled with many small sharp stones; it was at least 185 cm long including the nest chamber at its end. This chamber, situated 87 cm below the slope's surface and about 30 cm long, contained the disproportionately large nest (Fig. 114). Its foundation was con- structed of dry plant material, mostly roots; the upper part consisted almost entirely of ani- mal hairs, including some that had been dyed and used by man, but no feathers. 6 eggs, uniformly grey-white except for a few minor dirty dots; weight of the dry nest 140 g. Ali (1946) reports on nests near Mt. Kailas, S Tibet, only about 250 km NW of the Tarap Val- ley. A nest tunnel was 4 ft. long, sides of the chamber 9 x 10 in. long; nest weight lb. (). Another nest contained juveniles on Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bonn, Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig
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