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1487* The Sociable Lapwing — Chetiusia gregaria (Pall.) 



" A specimen was killed by me at Lallroo near Ambala on 



the 14th November 1866 ; and this species is mentioned by 



the late Dr. Scott who sent specimeus from Ambala to the 



Montrose Museum." (Beavan.) 



I saw three at Mubariqpur on 6th November and a flock 



near Morinda oii 11th December. 



1438. The "White-tailed Lapwing — Chetiusia leucura (Licht.) 



" A specimen now in Col. Tytler's collection was procured by 

 the late Dr. Scott at Babyn near Ambala in 1866." (Beavan.) 



Common in small parties about the marshes at Cbamkaur 

 on 18th and 14th December. A flock of about a dozen wae 

 seen in the Mubariqpur marshes on :^Oth February. 



1439, The Eastern Golden Plover — Charadrius fulivs, Gm. 



" It is occasionally, 1 hear, found near Ambala." (Beavan.) 



1446. The Kentish Plover — uEgiulitis aleaandrina (L.) 



Two were observed on 3rd November at Mubariqpur in th« 

 Ghaggar Nala and a party of 4 were seen on a sandbank of 

 the Sutlej river at Rupar on 20th March. 



1447"* The Little Ringed Plover — ALyialitis dnbia (Scop.) 



*' I shot a pair out of a small flock which were feeding along 



the edge of a small tank near the Native Infantry lines at 



Ambala in January 1866." (Beavan.) 



A few were observed mostly in pairs about the sandy and etone- 



strewn flats of the Ghaggar at Mubariqpur when I was there 



from 3rd to 7th November, and on Uith and l:'Oth February. 



Single individuals were seen at Rupar on the Sutlej on 16th 



December and Slst March. 



1451* The Black-winged Stilt — Himantupus candidus, Bonn. 



" Noted by the late Dr. Scott as having been procured by 

 him at Ambala and specimens sent to the Natural History 

 Society of Montrose." (Beavan.) 

 One was seen by me at Karali on 20th March. 



1464. The Curlew — Numenius arquata (L.) 



I did not meet with this species myself but Mr. R. B. "White- 

 head, I.C.S., Settlement Officer, informed me that he saw one 

 below Chamkaur on 19lh January, and 4 more in the same 

 locality on 21st January. 



1460*. The Common Sandpiper — Totanus hypoteucus (L.) 



A few only were observed, on various dates between 23rd 

 October and 20th March. Beavan mentions a specimen 

 killed at Ambala on 30th October 1866. 

 1461®. The Wood Sandpiper — Totanus glareola (Gm.) 



A few were seen on migration at the Kharar tank on 24th 

 March. 



1462. The Green Sandpiper — Totanus ochropus (L.) 



" I have shot it several times. . . .at Umballa, whence I have 

 noted a specimen which was killed on 30th October 1866." 

 (Beavan.) 



Found commonly throughout the winter and last seen on 9ti» 

 April. 



1463. The Marsh Sandpiper. — Totanus stagnatilis, Bechst. 



I saw what I believe to have been one of these Sandpipers at 

 the Kharar tank on 24th March. 



