NOri:S ON THE BIRDS OF AMBALA DISTRICT, PUNJAB. t)7o 



Bassi on December 11th, and a pair near Lalru on February 14th : 

 Beavan notes that it is rare at Umballa. 



549*. The Common Mynah — Acridot/ieies trisiis (L,) 



Abundant, resident, and generally distributed it was found to 

 be common in Kasauli in March. 



551. The Bank Mynah — Acridotheres f/ini/inianus (Lath.) 



" Abundant at Ambala in November 186t) " (Beavan). 

 Observed commonly throughout the plains portions of the 

 district, from the beginning of November till the end of March. 



552. The Jungle 'i^lynixh.- —/Ethiopsar fmcu^ (Wag.) 



A few were observed at Chandighar on 11th November and 

 13th December. There were many about at Morinda on 18th 

 March. 



555*. The Pied Mynah — Stuniopastor coifra (L.) 



" Still more so [i. e., rare] at Umballa" Beavan, 



561*. The European Red-breasted Flycatcher — Siphia parva (Bechst.) 

 This flycatcher was seen throughout the winter in nmaU 

 numbers, but it is noteworthy that only two red-breasted males 

 were seen at Bilaspur on 27th November. Directly, however, 

 the species became abundant on passage about the middle of 

 March, such males were plentiful ; the passage was stiU in 

 evidence on I9th April. During the winter individuals are very 

 sedentary and remain continuously in one area. 



567. The Slaty-blue Flycatcher — Cyornis leucomelanurus (Hodg.) 



A male was shot in a nulla above Kalka on 3Uth December 

 and two more were seen in low hill jungle at Chandighar on 

 13th February. In both cases the elevation at which the 

 birds were seen would be about 2,000-2, .500 feet. 



568. The White-browed Blue Flycatcher — Ci/ornis SKpevciliaris, (Jerd.) 



A pair were shot in the llest-house compound at Chandighar 

 on 26th March, and another male was seen there on the follow- 

 ing day. 



579. The Verditer Flycatcher — Stoparola melanops (Vig.) 



Two w-ere seen at Chandighar on 10th November, and a female 

 was obtained there on 26th March. 



592. The Grey-headed Flycatcher — Culicicctpa ceylonensis (Sws.) 



Observed at Chandig ar, Jagadri, Bilaspur, Morinda, and 

 Kharar during November and December ; it was usually 

 met with in the large shady mango-groves about these places, 

 and there appeared to be an individual or two in almost 

 every grove, each keeping roughly to its own beat. The loud 

 scolding note was frequently to be heard and called attention 

 to what was otherwise an inconspicuous little bird, spotted with 

 difficulty, as it perched on fairJy open boughs in the trees 

 catching insects in the spaces amongst the foliage. 



598''. The Indian Paradise Flycatcher — Terpsiphone paradisi (L.) 



A fine male in the adult white plumage was shot in the jail 



g&rden on 3rd April, and a female or young male was also seen; 



a bird similar to the last was observed in the District Board 



garden on 7th April. 



Beavan records : " I have observed several examples in the 



Chestnut plumage in the trees which line the main road between 



