NOTES ON THE BIRDS OF CHI'IRAL. 907 



(589) .Mtfioiiax ruficuui/u>!—(TnF, Rufous-tailed Fi.YCy\TCHER.) 



Fairly common at the Sanatoiium neaily 7,0' feet in late May; it bred there 

 later. Fxiliou records gettii gone at 4 (J« feet in April so it is picbi.bly 

 migratory to a certain extent. 



(f)98) TfTsiphoimparudisi — (I'HE Indian Pahadise Flvcatcher.) 



No Bkin taken. Suinmer visitor, not numerous, nor seen as high as Drosh. 

 First seen end of April. 



Family— TURDID^. 



The waste stretches along the main valley between the cultivated bits on 

 the side streams provide grand ground for fiaches, accentors, and especial y 

 for chat-like birds. Keeping in view that such birds have always been of the 

 greatest interest to me, that the river, orchards, and cultivated lands could be 

 worked on the same day, and that my job necessitated frequent trips up and 

 down the main valley, it is small wonder that such ground received a good 

 deal more than its fair share of attention especially during March and April, 

 the spring migratory season. My notes fully meet my requirements as regards 

 dates, Ac, of arrival, departure, occunence. nesting observations, &c.; but they 

 sadly fail in the few instances where descriptions are required. In the case of 

 the Chats my notes give the impression of having been bothered by the 

 variations of plumage, N. picata an i S. pies hunku being the offenders. Mention 

 is made of a mixed mtiraage, but the name of the lady is unaccountably 

 omitted. I must content myself with leaving disputed points alone. I hope 

 these remarks will induce some other sojourner in Chitralor similar district 

 to take up the question. I wish I had made a larger series of skins. 



(6 '8) Praiiiicola cipruta — (The Common-pied Buph-Chat.) 



Not seen by me. See also P. niaura. Capt. Fulton remarks as under : — 



"A resident. I obtained specimens among the scrub on the banks of the 

 'streams at 6.000 feet in the Bimboret nalla in February. I did not see them 

 again till September, when large numbers arrived at Diosh evidently migrating 

 sooth. I believe they breed in the country." 



This remark was origiaally made against P. maura, but was subsequently 

 corrected by him to refer to cupratn. 



(610) Praiineo'a maura — (TiiE Indian Bush-Chat.) 



A few were observed near Drosh in March, but the bulk of them arrived 

 early in April. Most went further north or scattered, but a few bred 

 between Urosh and Chiiral, at least three pairs. Capt, Fulton added this to his 

 original list at the same time that he made the correction about P. caprata. 

 His amended remark reads : — 



" I obtained one male only of this species in the Golan Valley in May at 

 6.000 feet." 



Knowing both these chats well, I C'>old hardly help thinking that Capt. 

 Pulton had made a slip in their names. Mr. Kinnear kindly looked up his 

 specimens and found four maura and one ciprufa, so it is evident that in his 

 correction alluded to, maura should read caprata and vice vend. 



