MISCELLANEOUS XOTES. 675 



No. XXVII.— SPOT BILL DUCK IN KASHMIR. 



I am writing to let you know that I shot a Spot-billed Duck {Anas poeci- 

 iornicJui), a male, here on the 7th November 1918 and have ascertained from 

 all available sources that this is the first of the species, which has ever been 

 seen in Kashmir. 



I shot a Stifl'-tailed Duck on the same day and three more on November 

 L>3rd. 



D. G. OLIVER, Major. 

 Srinagak, Kashmir, 



2oth November, 1918. 



No. XXVIII.— THE SHELDRAKE {TADORNA CORNUTA) 

 IN MANIFUR STATE. 



On October 27th I saw 6 common Sheldrake (Tadorna cornuta) 9 miles 

 South of here. As far as I know, the common Sheldrake has only once 

 been previously recorded in Maiiipur, a shikari having shot one in 1910 

 (vide my letter in Vol. XXII, No. 2 Journal). I have never seen the 

 Common Sheldrake in Manipur before, but the Muhammadan Shikaris say 

 they see them occasionally, though rarely. There is no Manipuri name for 

 the Common Sheldrake, though they have names for the commoner ducks. 



J. C. HIGGINS, i.L.s. 



Imphal, Manifur State, 3rd November, 1918. 



No. XXIX.— FURTHER NOTES ON THE BIRDS OF AMBALA 



DISTRICT, PUNJAB. 



The following are a few additions to Mr. Hugh Whistler's list as 

 published in the •• Journal"', B. N. H. S., Vol. XXV, No. 4, pp. 665-681 :— 

 104. The Striated Babbler — Argya earlii, Blyth. 



Common about the reeds anywhere near the canal at Ja- 

 gadhri. 

 235. The Red-billed Jjiothvix—Liothrix lutea, Scop. 



Dodsworth obtained specimens between Kasauli and Kalka 

 in March 191-'» and I saw at least two males at an elevation of 

 <),000 ft. on Kasauli Hill in July 1918. 

 260. The Fire-Cap — Ceplialopyrus flammiceps, Burton. 



I obtained a male from a small flock feeding at the top of a 

 Sheeshum tree at Jagadhri, 4th March 1917. Probably not 

 uncommon on migracion as I have also obtained it at Ladwa, in 

 the adjoining District of Karnal as the same season. Males 

 were assuming the •' fire cap." 

 328. The Indian Ashy Drougo — Dicrurus longicandatvs, A Hay. 



Not uncommon in the cold season. The race-course is a 

 favourite resort of this species. 

 405. Tickell's Willow-Warbler — Phylloscopus affinis, Tick. 



One specimen obtained IGth March 1918. 

 463. The Yellow-bellied Wren-Warbler — Prima flavivenfris, Deless. 



Common near the canal and backwaters at Jagadhri. 

 475. The Black-headtul Shrike — Lanius nigriceps, Franklin. 



One specimen obtained close to Jagadhri Station, 4th Fe- 

 bruary 1917. 



