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243. The Common lora, ^githina tiphia (L.) 



On the 10th August 1 saw a small bird in some Kikurs on 

 the Railway bund at Ladhowal, at the edge of the Sutlej 

 River and shot it as being of a kind new to me. On recovery 

 it proved to be a female of this species and had probably bred 

 in the vicinity ; the ovary and oviduct shewed signs of recent 

 activity, and there was the remains of an incubation patch. 

 There was no trace of moult. This species has only previously 

 been recorded in the Punjab from Gurdaspur and Hoshiapur 

 districts where it appears to be not uncommon {vide A. J. 

 Currie, Jour. B. N. H. S. XXIV, 602). 



278. The Madras Red-vented Bulbul — Molpastes hcBmorrhous (Gm.). 



327. The Black Drongo — Dicrurus ater (Herm.). 



366. Blyth's Reed Warbler — Ao'ocepkalus dumetorum (Blyth.). 



Passed through in fair numbers on migration in September 

 and the first week of October. 



374. The Indian Tailor-bird — Orthotomus sutorius (Forst.). 



381. The Rufous Fantail-warbler — Cisticola cursitans (Frankl.). 



Most abundant during June, July, August, and September, 

 but towards the end of the latter month there were perhaps 

 signs of a decrease, and the species is very probably for the 

 most part a summer visitor only. Many nests were found in 

 June and July. 



During the breeding season the male soars in the air in a most 

 erratic fashion, rising and falling in jerks, but keeping roughly 

 to an area of '/hich the centre is the nest site towards which 

 he falls very quickly at intervals, as if intending to settle ; 

 just, however, as he nears the ground he shoots up into the 

 air again and resumes his soaring jerks. All the time he utters 

 a creaking note which rises to its climax as each serial jerk 

 reaches its highest point, coinciding with it. Any small bird that 

 approaches the nest is fiercely attacked. 



While feeding the young the parent approaches the nest in 

 somewhat similar fashion, flying well up in the air, but not 

 rising to the height of the male's display ; as it comes it utters a 

 note which is softer and more level in tones, than the song- 

 described above, but the whole approach rather resembles the 

 above display and to the uninitiated might be mistaken for it. 



When disturbed the young in the nest utter a menacing 

 hissing note. 



384. The Rufous-fronted Wren-warbler — Franklinia buchanani (Blyth.) 



386. The Long-tailed Grass-warbler — Laticilla bwnesi (Blyth.). 



On July 1st 2 or 3 of these warblers were seen in a stretch of 

 grass and tamarisk in the Railway embankments of the Sutlej 

 bridge at Ladhowal, and another was seen in the same place on 

 2nd September. 



392. The Bristled Grass-warbler — Chadorvis locustelloides (Blyth.). 



On 1st July I shot a male which was calling cheerfully 

 perched on the top of a tall sprig of tamarisk which rose above 

 the level of the grass and tamarisk jungle mentioned under the 

 last species. From the condition of the organs it was evidently 

 a breeding bird. 



394. Sykes' Tree Warbler — Hypolais rama (Sykes.) 



A few were observed on migration in September. 



