594 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISr. SOCIETY, Vol. XXVI. 



1272. The Southern Green Pigeon — Crocojms chlorogaster (Blyth.). 



Observed occasionally both at Ludhiana in July, August and 

 September, and at Khanna in September, 

 1292, The Indian Blue Rock Dove — Columba intermedia, Strickl. 

 1295, The Eastern Stock Dove— Columba eversmanni, Bonap. 



One was shot on 23rd September ; it was feeding in company 

 with a number of Columba intermedia. 

 1307, The Spotted Dove — Turtur suratensis (Gm.), 



A Spotted Dove was observed in my compound on 26th Sep- 

 tember ; this was the only one seen in the district. 



1309. The Little Brown Dove — Turtur cambaieiisis (Gm.). 



1310. The Indian Ring Dove — Turtur risoiies (L.). 



1311. The Red Turtle Dove — (Enopopelia tranquebarica (Herm.). 

 1321, The Common Sandgrouse — Pterodurus exustus (Temm.). 

 1324, The Common Peafowl — Pavo cristatus, L. 



The Peafowl is very abundant about Ludhiana and Jagroaon 

 and of course a resident. 



I found two nests containing 4 eggs apiece in my garden on 

 8th August and 26th September ; both were mere scratches in the 

 ground, the former in a pumpkin bed, the latter in a tangle of 

 grass and herbage in a waste plot. 

 13S6, The Rain Quail — Coturnix coromandelica (Gm.). 



Occasionally heard calling in June, July and the beginning, 

 of August. On 16th July I flushed a pair near the Nala and, 

 shot the female, who while dying laid a fully formed soft white 

 egg, so the species certainly breeds here, 

 1372. The Black Partridge — Francolinus vulgaris, Steph. 

 1375, The Grey Partridge — Francolinus pondicerianus (Gm.). 



1383. The Little Button-Quail — Turnix dussumieri (Temm.). 



Found in fair numbers during my stay in the district in the 

 near neighbourhood of Ludhiana. 



1384, The Indian Button-Quail— Twrni^c tanhi, Blyth. 



I shot an adult male of this species near Ludhiana on lith 

 July, which is the only specimen that I have hitherto obtained 

 in the Punjab. 

 1393. The Eastern Baillon's Crake— Porsam ;pMS?7Za (Pall.). 



A number of these small Crakes must have passed through on 

 migration in the first week of September, for I flushed two on 

 September 1st and four on September 6th, from flooded herbage 

 by the edge of the Budhan Nala, Three specimens were shot 

 and preserved. 



1402, The Waterhen — Gallinula chloropus (L.), 



Met with on two occasions in the railway bunds at Ladhowal 

 in September, and on two occasions by the Budhan Nala in 

 September, 



1403. The Watercock — Gallicre.v cinerea (Gm.), 



About 5 miles from Ludhiana along the Grand Trunk Road is 

 the station of Ladhowal close to the Railway bridge over the 

 Sutlej river. The erection of the bridge and the confining 

 of the river at this point have rendered nece.ssary the build- 

 ing of a series of embankments and wide borrow pits, which 

 holding water at most times of the year are covered with 

 luxuriant vegetation. In particular the borrow pits have 

 become huge reed beds which are the favourite haunt of 

 many aquatic birds. In one of these reed beds on July 24th 

 1 found a nest with 3 eggs which was new to me ; from the 



