NOTES O.V Tl/E BffiDS OF CfllTRAL. 916 



Famifa— MOTACILLID^. 



(826) 3fo<ac*'/rt a/6a— (Thk Whitb Wagtaii-.) 



First, seen early in Anril. common; breeds at about f),flOO feet. Fulton 

 records it as present through the year from 4,- 00 to 10,000 feet, according to 

 season. 



(8-29) MntiiriUa pr.<o»t'i/a— (Thk Mapkkd Wagtail.) 

 Common throui;hout the year breeds at about B; 00 feet in May- June, 

 o (830) MoUirilla hoilfiKom —(lioT)C,?Oii'ii PlKP WaGTAIL.) 

 First observed 2rth March but on sight -wi hout ciireful observation it is 

 except in summer, so like the last that it may have easily escaped obaerv:ition. 

 A specimen obtained rn 2rth March had all the bark paits" jure black, 

 while another HHed on the fifh Apiil hud rnly traces of bl: cK- on 'hose parts 

 as had olheis killed some time later Both species were biecding within a few 

 yards of each other at Ayon in June, where both were C( mmon. There was 

 one case of an apparent ' nixed marriage," but they had young, and I did not 

 like to take the parents. 

 (8.32) Mo'acill'i vielxnopp- (The Grf.y Wagtail.) 



Present in the winter, but not common, about 4f00 feet, go'ng higher up in 

 summer. La'ge numbers present near Drosh in April. Breed as low down as 

 5,500 feet but commoner a bit hi<^her. 

 (Sl.^) Mutar'dli he.p.nui — (Thk Inpian Bluk-hkaded Wagtail.) 

 Not refolded by me but I th nk some Wagtails 1 saw in April were of this 

 species. Fulton lecords them as passing through in numbers in April. 

 (BS*^) Motncflla dtroloules — (Hoi)G?on'p Yfllciw- heaped Wagtail.) 

 Arrived in fair numbers at the end of March on the way up higher (or 

 further north). Some stay for the summer as low as 6,< 00 feet but not 

 common, apparently breeding. Fulton met one pair at K'.Odd feet in July. 

 Some of my specimens obtained in March f along with ujidoubted cHreolokles) 

 had no trace of black on the upper parts and may, of course, be jiJ. citreola. 



(>^40) AiahH< tri.riai>x—(T\iV. TrEE-PiPIT.) 



First observed at the beginning of April quite common at about 4,500 feet in 

 Apiil and May. disar^pearing (piobably to go higher) in June, re-ai peariog 

 early in September. Fullon believes it to be present through the year from 

 5,000 CO 12 000 f et according to season. 



• (8'>4) Anthui nimilin — (The Brown Rock Pipit.) 



A fairly common summer visitor, appearing at the beginning of April, at 

 about 4..''0 ' feet and breeding about that height. 



Anthu*, -p. — ( A Pipit.) 



A pipit was very common in winter at about 4,500 feet, disappearing in the 

 middle of March. Unfortunately the only two skins I took were destroyed. 

 I put it down as A. sordidux ; it w:is like A. Hvi'tliH, but not so large or bright, 

 and the ihii-d outer tail feathers were * pale-tipped," the legs were daik leddish- 

 brown. 



