674 JOUnisAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, FoL XXV. 



by Dr. Scott on August 29th, 1866 ; but these were probably 

 exceptional stragglers." So Beavan, who also notes obtaining 

 a specimen at Ambala on January 18th, 1866. 



For some reason but few of these Ked Minivets visited the 

 district while I was there ; a few were noted at Mubariqpur 

 and Chandighar in November ; one, a female, was seen at 

 Morinda on 8th December, and two at Kharar on the 20th of 

 the same month. 



500. The Small Minivet — Pericrocotus peregrinus (L.) 



" It was the common species about Ambala, where I procured 

 several examples, the first on the 30th October 1866; but they 

 were much more plentiful after an interval of a few days, since I 

 fii^d that on the 3rd November 1 obtained three specimens, 

 and on the 9th no less than six." (Beavan). 



Abundant and generally distributed during the cold weather 

 in parties which split up into pairs by the middle of March, 

 though I met with a party still undivided in the last week of the 

 month. They breed in March and April. 



oOl* The TV hite- bellied Minivet — Pericvocotus crythropyc/iu^ (Jerd.) 



Recorded from Ambala in the Fauna of B. 1. birds. Vol. I, 

 p. 488. 

 510* The Large Cuckoo-Shrike — Gravcalus macii, Less. 



Included in Dr. Scott's list as obtained at Ambala. 



518. The Indian Oriole — Oriolus kundoo, Sykes. 



A summer visitor only ; it was first observed on 7th April and 

 several more were met with before my departure on the 20th of 

 the month. 



528. The Rose-coloured Starling — Pastor roseus (L.) 



A party of i were seen on 29th October and some more on 

 1st November. A flock were seen on 15th January ; a party of 

 3 was observed at Morinda on 19th March. During the first 

 half of April !-everal flocks were observed on different dates, 

 usually hurrying northwards. 



529-534. Starlings — All races of Sturnus vulgaris. 



Beavan saj's : " Sturnus vulgaris* abundant at Ambala in 

 January 1866." 



I found Starlings to be abundant and widely distributed in 

 November and December, and less common in January and 

 February. During March I only saw a flock on the Ist at 

 Ambala, a flock at Rupar on 23rd, and several flocks at Kharar 

 on the 24th. Of these birds the majority were doubtless 

 Sturnus vulgaris polturatshyi (Hartert. Vog. Pal. Fauiia^=^ 

 S. menzbieri. F.B.I. No. 532.), which is the common bird of the 

 Punjab. But three individuals shot from 2 enormous flocks 

 at Chamkaur on 14th December proved to be Sturnus v. 

 porphyronotus. 



538*. The Grey-headed Mynah — Sturnia malaharica (Gm.) 



This species occurs in Dr. Scott's list of birds presented to 

 the Montrose Museum with the following note " Ambala : very 

 rare here, — this being the only one I ever saw. /, Jiotoever, 

 procured it thereon the 30th October 1866. — li. C. B. " 



544 The Black -headed Myn ih — Temenuchus pagodarum (Gm.) 



Not uncommon and usually observed in pairs during March 

 and April ; in addition to these I saw a flock and a pair near 



