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1090. Franklin's Nightjar — Caprimulgu? monticola, Frankl. 



1 met with a flight of 8 or 10 of these Nightjars in a small 

 patch of grass jungle on 31st July ; three specimens obtained 

 were all in heavy moult. Two more were seen near the Budhan 

 Nala on 9th August, and on the 10th August a few were found 

 on the Railway embankment at Ladhowal. One of these shot 

 was in moult, but exhibited what appeared to be the remains of 

 an incubation patch. Two more were seen at Ladhowal on 15th 

 September. 



1104. The Ouckoo — Cuculus canorus, L. 



This cuckoo was observed about the embankments at Ladho- 

 wal on passage in August and September ; I saw one thereon 5th 

 August, several on 10th August (on one occasion 3 being in 

 sight at the same time), and one on 15th September ; 4 were 

 seen there by a friend on 28th September. 



1109. The Common Hawk-cuckoo — Hierococcya varius (Vahl.). 



In the ' Fauna of India ' it is stated that this Cuckoo does 

 not occur in the Punjab ; I have however elsewhere (Jour. B. N 

 H. S. Vol. xxvi, 177) recorded it as a common summer visitor in 

 the neighbouring district of Ambala, and it is interesting to 

 record this further extension of its known range. 



On arrival at Ludhiana on 20th June I found that the ' Brain- 

 fever ' bird's well known call was to be heard daily, both early 

 and late, and sometimes by moonlight as well ; this continued 

 throughout July and the first half of August. During the latter 

 half of the month I was away, but a certain number lingered 

 on into September, and I last heard the call before dawn on 

 September 19th. 



1118. The Pied Crested Cuckoo — Coccystes jacobinus (Bodd.). 



I did not come acroos this Cuckoo in June but first observed it 

 on July 1st ; it was very common and noisy throughout July 

 and August, but about the middle of September it began to 

 get scarce again , it wis only heard once or twice during the 

 second half of the monbh, and two were heard on 3rd October. 

 It is doubtless a monsoon visitor only. 



1120. The Indian Koel — Eudynamis honorata (L.). 



This Cuckoo remained abundant until the end of September 

 but in October I only met with two, both on the 6th of the 

 month ; from the 16th to the 30th of September a couple of 

 fledged nestings were haunting the trees in my compound, care- 

 fully fed and tended by a pair of Corvus splendens. 



1130. The Common Covical — Gentropus sinensis (Steph.). 



1135. The Large Indian J*aroquet — Falceo}-ni.<< nepalensis, Hodgs. 



1138. The Rose-ringed Paroquet — Palceornis torquatus (Bodd.). 



1139. The Western Blossom-headed Paroquet — Falaornis cyanocephalus 



(L.). 



This pretty little Paroquet was found to be not uncommon 

 during my stay in the district. 



1152. The Barn Owl — Stn.v Jlamviea, L. 



One was heard and seen about the Tehsil garden at Jagraon 

 during my visit there from 7th to 9th July. 



1161. The Mottled Wood Owl — Syi-nium ocellatum, Less. 



On 19th July I saw a large Owl in a heavily wooded part of 

 the Park which was apparently of this species. 



