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one was 83en in the low hills above Kalka at the end of 

 December. 



Beavan mention obtaining a specimen at Atnbala in Novem- 

 bej, 18t56, 



1266. The Lesser Kestrel — Tinnunculus cenchris (Nanm.). 



Hume in his " Scrap book " part I, p 106, states " I have seen 

 a specimen killed near Ambala " and this record is referred to 

 in "Stray Feathers," Vol. iii, p. 384, 



1271. The Bengali Green Pigeon — Cvocopus phcenicopterus (Lath). 



" This species also occurs sometimes about Ambala, according 

 to the late Dr. Scott." (Beavan.) 



1272. The Southern Green Pigeon — Crocopus chlovogaster (Blyth.) 



I observed flocks of this handsome Pigeon about an avenue of 

 Peepul and Bhur trees at Morinda about the 10th December 

 and the j5th March ; on the second occasion their numbers had 

 perhaps diminished. A few were noted at Karali on 20tb 

 March, and several about the District Board garden at Ambala 

 towards the end of March and the beginning of April. 



1292. The Indian Blue Rock Pigeon — Columba intermedia, Strickl. 

 Abundant and generally distributed. 



1295. The Eastern Stock Dove— Columlia eversmanni, Bonap. 



Beavan's note on this is as follows: — " I believe it was first 

 discriminated at Ambala by my late valued friend Dr. Scott, 

 who had previously resided for some time at Hansi, and told 

 me that he had seen them at the latter station in the first 

 instance, and then informed either Dr. Jerdon or Mr. Blyth 

 of their nearly annual occurrence also at Ambala. Indeed, 

 although dunug my stay there in 1866 none were to be seen 

 some, 1 believe, had been killed there the year before, and Dr. 

 Scott promised to look out again anxiously for their arrival and 

 let me know. But unfortunately he succumbed to the climate." 

 I saw a fiock at Ambala on loth November, and perhaps another 

 party at Chandighar on ^6th March. 



1306. The Indian Turtle Dove — Turtur ferrayo (Eversm.) 



Only met with at Bilaspur, from iiSth to 29th November. 

 There in the evenings 1 found some frequenting a line of tall 

 Shisham trees planted along the sides of a Mango tope ; they 

 were very shy and perched high up, and I had some difliculty 

 in securing a couple of specimens. 



1307.* The Spotted Dove — Turtur suratensis (Gm.) 



" It is found throughout the country upto Ambala." (Beavan.) 

 The status of this Dove in Ambala district is not quite clear 

 but I found it common at Chandighar in November, February 

 and at the end of March. It was common about Ambala in 

 February and April and common at Bilaspur at the end of 

 November. I shot one there on November 30th. 



1309. The Little Brown Dove — Turtur cambaiensis (Gm.) 



Beavan says: " lobserved it rarely at Ambala in 1866. I 

 found it abundant throughout the winter." In December it was 

 the only species of dove observed at Kalka. 



1310. The Indian Ring Dove — Turtur risonus (Linn.) 



Common but seemed to decrease in numbers during January, 

 February and March, 



