MISCELLAXJJOUS yOTEs. :]().', 



just below the Ahwa/. rapiils. Clutchos varied from -J-'.'j. Nest a meix- 

 hollow in the sauil genoniUy under the shade of the Camel Thorn bush 

 {Al/t(/t/i manorum). 



Ked-wattled Lapwing (Sarcoyrammus /«^/tcMA}).— Fairly common. Breeds 

 in April and May. 



Lapwing or Peewit ( Vanellus vulgans). — Found sparingly in the winter 

 months. Disappears in March. 



White-tailed Lapwing {Vhcttusia leucuia). — Common after rain. 

 Caspian Sand-Plover {.Ei/ialitis asiatica). — Arrives in March and is found 

 in tlocks on the open plains. Disappears in April. 



Kentish Plover [.Eyicditis ale.iandrinn). — Very common. Breeds in April 

 and May. Clutch normally three, sometimes two. 



Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus candidus) — Commcni after rain. 

 Avocet {Recitrvirastris avocetta). — Common in winter after rain. 

 Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa beU/ica). — Common after rain. 

 Spotted Redshank {Totamm /msc^«.«).— Shot two near Ahwaz in March 

 1917. 



Ruff {Pavoncella puyna.x). — Shot a specimen at Ahwa/. on 29th March 

 1917. Saw a few others. 



Dunlin [Triw/a cilpina). — Shot a specimen on 18th March 1917. 

 Common Snipe {Gallinayo cmlestis). — Common. 



Woodcock (Scolopa.r rvMicola). — Recorded from Shush by Major Watts. 

 Laughing Gull {Lams ndibundus). — Common around Ahwaz in the spring. 

 White-winged Black Tern {Hydrocheledon leucoptera). — Saw a pair flying 

 up the Karuu, 13th May 1917. 



Common Tern {Sterna Jiudatilis). — Saw 2 or 3 pairs around Ahwaz in 

 May, where it probably breeds. 



Little Tern {Stei-na mimda) Black-shafted Ternliit {-Sterna munde •.««). — 

 Either one or the other, or possibly both of these species are found 

 sparingly on the Karun around Ahwaz, where thej-^ breed on the islands. 

 1 did not shoot any specimens. 



Conimon Cormorant {F/ialacrocora r cnrho). — Saw a few small flocks of 

 these birds in the winter. 



White Stork {Ciconia alba). — Common at Ahwaz in February and March 

 after rain. 



Common Heron {Ardea cinerea). — Found sparingly on the Karun near 

 Ahwaz in winter and spring. 



Bittern {Botauru-' stellaris). — Shot asingle specimen at Ahwaz in February 

 1917. 



Grey Lag Goose {Anser ferus). — Found occasionally around Ahwaz in 

 the winter. 



Sheldrake {Tadoitia cornuta). — Saw a pair at Ahwaz in February 1917. 

 Mallard {Anax boscas). — (*ommon. 



(iadwall {Chaulelasinus xtreperus). — Shot a J in February 1917. Com- 

 mon at Shush. 



Common Teal {Nettimn crecca). — Common. 

 Pintail {Da/ila acuta). — Common. 

 Shoveller {Spatula dypeata). — Common. 



Marbled Duck {Marmaronetta angustiroxtris). — Major Watts records 

 this bird as breeding at Shush in May 1916. This is interesting. I have 

 already secured eggs of this species at Sonmeani on the Baluchistan coast. 

 Mr. Aitken also records it breeding on the Khushdil Khan Lake, Quetta. 



It is almost certain also that it breeds sparingly in Sind. I quote the 

 following from ray note-book, 28th December 191o : — 



'• Have just returned from the Manchar Lake, Sind. The Mohannas 

 tell mo that the Marbled Duck breeds on the lake iji fair numbers in 



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