SOME BIRDS 01 LUDHIANA DISTRICT, PUNJAB. 587 



402. The Indian Lesser 'WhitethToat—Si/lvia affinis (Blyth.). 



Observed in small numbers in September and October, being 

 first noted at Khanna on 12th September. 

 418. Hume's Willow Warbler — Phylloscopus numii (Brooks). 



Observed commonly in September and the first week of 

 October. 

 462. The Streaked Wren-warbler — Prinia lepida, Blyth. 



464. The Ashy Wren-warbler — Prinia socicdis (Sykes). 



Occasionally met with in the fields, both at Ludhiana and 

 Khanna, but does not seem to be very numerous. 



466. The Indian Wren-warbler — Prinia inornata, Sykes. 



Very common and probably resident. I found a nest with 

 5 hard set eggs on Ist September, built about 5 feet from the 

 grouncl in a clump of Pampas grass. It was of the iisual deep 

 purse shape, built of fine shreads of pampas grass with a slight 

 lining of vegetable cotton ; this lining was not placed in the 

 bottom of the cup, where the eggs would rest on it, but about an 

 inch higher forming as it were a sort of dado. 



469. The Indian Grey Shrike — Lanius lahtora, Sykes. 



473. The Bay-backed Shrike — Lanius vittatus. Val. 



476. The Rufous-backed Shrike — Lanius erythronotus (Vig.). 



This species was not observed until 6th September on which 

 day 1 saw three ; after this I observed single birds on the 7th, 

 17th and 21st September and two on 2nd October. 



488. The Common Wood Shrike — Tephrodornis pondicerianus (Gmel). 



500. The Small Minivet — Pericrocotus peregrinus (L.). 



Observed both at Ludhiana and Khanna. 



501. The White-bellied Minivet— Pericrocotus erythropycjius (Jerd.). 



Although unfortunately no specimen was procured I saw two 

 parties of Minivets on 27th June near the Civil Lines Park 

 which appeared to be different to the ordinary species, and to 

 have the lower parts white. It is quite possible that they 

 belonged to this species which has been recorded from the 

 neighbouring district of Ambala. 

 518. The Indian Oriole — Orioluskundoo, Sykes. 



A summer visitor and rery numerous, being specially abun- 

 dant about Ladhowal. The majority probably left in the 

 second half of September but I saw an adult male on 5th 

 October. 

 528. The Ptosy Pastor — Pastor roseus (L.). 



A small but well marked passage of these birds was observed 

 from the 18th to the 31st of July, during which period I 

 observed almost every evening one or more fiocks passing in a 

 south-easterly direction, always on the same line. 



A single straggler was seen with some Mynahs on September 

 29th. 

 544. 'TheBlackhea.def\Mynah.— Te77ienuchuspaf/odarum (Gm.). 



This handsome Mynah was observed not uncommonly at 

 Ludhiana during my stay from the middle of June until the 

 23rd September after which I did not meet any ; a riest hole 

 at which birds had been seen on 30th June was opened on the 

 I4th August and then found to contain a fully feathered young 

 bird which I reared successfully. Further south at Khanna I 

 found these Mynahs very abundant driving a visit from the 

 11th to the 13th of September. 

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