SOME BIRDS OF LVD HI AN A DISTRICT, PUNJAB. 591 



867. The Crested Lark — Galerida cristata, L. 



879. The Ashy-crowned Finch-lark — Pyrrhulauda grisea (Scop.). 



Met with throughout my stay, but particularly common in 



September. 

 895. The Purple Sunbird — Aracthnecthra asiatica (Lath.). 



This common summer visitor was still numerous as late as 



the 25th September, and one or two were seen about until my 



departure from the district. 

 921. The Thick-billed Flower-Pecker — Pipiisoma squalidum (Burt.). 



1 saw a single specimen of this bird in a Peepul tree in the 



rest-house garden at Khaana on 12th September; so it is 



extremely probable that I was right in my identification of a 



small bird seen in Civil Lines at Ludhiana on I3th August and 



attributed to this species. 

 972. The Yellow-fronted Pied Woodpecker — Loipicus Mahrattensis 



(Lath.). 

 98H. The Golden-backed Woodpecker — Brachypternus aurantius (L.). 

 1019. The Crimson-breasted Barbet — Xantkolmma hcematocephala (P. L. 



S. Miill.). 

 1022. The Indian Roller — Coracias indica, L, 

 1025. The Litte Green Bee-eater — Merops viridis, L. 



This abundant summer visitor was still common when I left 

 the district on October 9th. 

 1027. The Blue-tailed Bee-eater — Merops philipppinus, L. 



In June and July a small colony of these Bee-eaters were 

 observed havinting a particular locality by the Budhan Nala ; in 

 August the species became more abundant and more widley 

 spread although the original colony of June and July had left 

 its quarters ; I put this change down to the moving and packing 

 . of the species after the completion of breeding ; they continued 

 common during September, but had started to decrease in 

 number when I left the district on October 9th. 

 1033. The Indian Pied Kingfisher — Ceryle varia, Strickl. 

 1035. The Common Kingfisher — Alcedo ispida, L. 



Observed as follows : single birds near the Budhan Nala on 

 September oth and October 2nd, one near Ladhowal on Septem- 

 ber 2nd and 2 near Ladhowal on September 15th. 

 1044. The White-breasted Kingfisher — Halcyon smyrnensis (L.). 



1062. The Grey Hornbill — Lophoceros birostries (Scop.). 



Although I only saw the Grey Hornbill on two occasions (in 

 July) at Ludhiana, it was common towards Khanna when I 

 went there in September. 



1066-7. Races of Hoopoe — Upupa epops, L. 



HoopcBS were common throughout my stay in the district, but 

 unfortunately I did not obtain sufficient specimens to speak 

 with certainty about the race represented. 

 1073. The Common Indian Swift — Cypselus affinis, Gray and Hardw. 



These swifts which had been abundant since my arrival on 

 20th June began to decrease in numbers towards the end of 

 September ; there were however some still about when I left the 

 district on October 9th. 



107-. Sp. ? Spinetail Swift — Chcetura, Sp. ? 



On 7th July at Jagraon two very large swifts seen flying, for 

 the most part high, in company with a number of Cyi)selus affinis 

 certainly belonged to some species of spine-tail. 



