MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 



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White-eared Bulbul. 



The Sharmar or Per- 

 sian Nightingale. 

 Sedge Warbler. 

 Dartford Warbler. 



Lesser Clrey Shrike. 

 Golden Oriole. 



Lesser Whitethroat. 



Common Starling. 



Wheater and Dessert 

 Wheater. 



Persian Robin. 



Common Swallow. 



House Martin. 



Sand Martin. 



Redstart. 



Yellow and Grey Wag- 

 tail. 



Nightjar. 



Little Owl. 



Large Crested Lark. 



Large or Common Bee- 

 Eater. 



Persian Hooded Crow. 



Hoopoe. 



Pied Kingfisher. 



Indian Common King- 

 fisher. 



White-breasted 

 fisher. 



Kite. 



Pale Harrier. 



King- 



Common Buzzard. 

 Sparrow Hawk and 



Kestel. 

 Ring Dove. 



Stock Dove. 



Rock Dove. 

 Black Partridge. 

 Chakor. 

 Seesee. 



Common Quail. 



Common at Nasiriyah and on the lower reaches of 



the Euphrates. Its song was constantly heard 



in Spring. 

 Seen and heard in the same districts as the 



Bulbul. 

 Constantly observed along river banks. 

 Two of these were seen on Ramadi Grass Farm in 



July. 

 Seen at Nasiriyah and Ramadi. 

 A pair seen at Nasiriyah in March 1916 and 



another pair in September in the garden of 



D.H.Q., Ramadi. 

 Seen at Ramadi, July, August, September. 

 Large flocks collect in Winter months. 

 Frequently seen in Euphrates area. 



Do. do. do. do. do. 



Do. do. do. do. do. 



Very plentiful throughout Mesopotamia. A nest 

 with eggs was found on the Government Garden, 

 Ramadi, June 1918. 



Common in Mesopotamia during Summer months. 

 It was observed to nest in sandbanks near Nasi- 

 riyah. 



Seen at Nasiriyah and Ramadi. 



Frequently seen at Nasiriyah and Ramadi. 



Common on Euphrates. 

 Do. do. 



Seen in early Spring at Nasiriyah, and all through 

 the hot weather. 



Occasionally seen as far North as Ramadi. 



Frequently seen near Ramadi and further North. 

 This bird on more than one occasion was res- 

 ponsible for the death of pigeons belonging to 

 the Carrier Service. 



Seen at Hitia, April. 



Seen nesting at Khan-Baghdadi, March. 



Breed freely in all palmgrov^es along Euphrates 



Valley. 

 Heard occasionally at Nasiriyah and Ramadi in 



the Spring. 

 Observed building at Khan-Baghdadi in April 1918. 

 Not uncommon along Euphrates Valley. 

 A pair seen on hills above Hit in April. 

 Several pairs were observed to breed round Hit. 



6^ brace were shot below Hit, 3rd October 1918. 

 Seen on Ramadi Grass Farm in August and in 



several other places. 



