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1418.* The Stone Curlew — CEdicnemm scolopax (S. G. Gmel.) 



On 19th March 1 found a solitary egg laid under a mango tre« 

 in one «>f the topes at Morinda ; this find has been described at 

 length elsewhere (c/. " Bird Notes " May 1916), My Falconer 

 had reported seeing 4 birds in the same locality on December 

 8th ; also early in April a call that I attributed to this 

 species was heard about my bungalow in Ambala. 



1419. The Great Stone Plover — Esacus recur lirostris (Chv.) 



Several were observed on the sandbanks of the river SutJej 

 above the Canal headworks at Rnpar on 20 — 21st March, and on 

 the latter date 1 found a nest with 2 fresh eggs. 



1422.* The Indian Courser — Curi<orius coromandelicus (Gm.) 



" Of this species I procured a pair at Lallroo, near Ambala, on 



the 14th November 1866 the species is not uncommon 



in the cold weather at Ambala, frequenting chiefly ploughed 

 land in small flocks." (Beavan.) 



4 Coursers seen on the short sandy turf of the Ghaggar Nala 

 at Mubariqpur on 20th February were perhaps of this species. 



This species occurs in the list of the Scott Collection with the 

 addition of the words " Ambala. Not very common." 



1423. The Cream-coloured Courser — Cursorius gallicus (Gm.). 



A party of \^ Coursers seen in a ploughed field near Bilaspur 

 on 30th November appeared to be of this species. 

 1427. The Small Indian Pratincole — Glareola lactea, Temm. 



A single specimen was observed hawking about the Ghaggar 

 Nalla at Mubariqpur on 19th February ; on 24th March at 

 Kharar I observed a small party flighting towards the river 

 Sutlej at dusk. 

 1429.* The Pheasant-tailed Jacana — Hydrophasianus chh-urgus (Scop.) 

 Occurs in Dr. Scott's list. 



I48I.* The Red-wattled Lapwing — Sarcogrammus indicus (Bodd.) 



Common and generally distributed, but probably partly 

 migratory as I met with a flock of about a dozen on the river 

 at Rupar on 2l8t March, which were probably migrating birds. 



1433.® The Yellow-wattled Lapwing — Sarciophorus malabaricus (Bodd.) 

 " Procured at Ambala, November 14, 1866." (Beavan.) 



143.5. The Indian Spurwing Plover — Hoplopterus ventralis (Wagl.) 



I had not previously met with this Plover in the Punjab until, 

 when staying at Rupar on 20— 22nd March, I found it common on 

 the sandbanks of the Sutlej above the Canal headworks. Those 

 met with were not particularly shy and appeared to be breetiing 

 although I could find no nests. However, one shot, had a large 

 egg in the ovary. They were found in pairs skulking about at 

 the water's edge on the sandbanks ; in appearance, save for the 

 absence of wattles, they would be very like the last species, but 

 their manner is very difl'erent. They skulk and run in a most 

 oharacteristic and shame-faced manner, with the body rigid 

 and parallel with the ground, and the head sunk into the 

 shoulders as if there were no neck. 



1436. The Lapwing — Vanellics vidgaris, Bechst. 



This common winter visitor was met with at Mubariqpur, 

 Chandighar, Chamkaur and Ambala, on various dates between 

 6th November and 20th February. 



