BIRDS COLLECTED AND OBSERVED AT TEULL. 341 



811. Ptyonoprogne concolor (Sykes.)— The Dusky Crag Martin, 

 Common at all seasons and breed in hills near. I did not get their eggs, 

 owing to the hills they retire to being across the river and border, thus for- 

 bidden ground. 



813, HiRUNDO RUSTiCA (Linn.)— The Swallow. 

 This is the commonest swallow here, and is a permanent resident ; breeds 

 freely in houses and buildings in the village of Thull during April. I obtained 

 numerous eggs. 



818, HiRUNDO SMiTHii (_Leach.) — The Wire-tailed Swallow. 

 Common all the year, and breeds. 



823, HiRUNDO ERYTHROPVGiA (Sykes,)— Sykes's Striated Swallow. 

 Great numbers arrived about 10th May, and remained till about 20th May; 

 all seem to go to Upper Kurram to breed. During their stay the whole 

 country seemed alive with this bird, H. rustica and Cypselus apus. 



831, MoTACiLLA MADERASPATENSis (Gmel,) — The Large Pied-wagtail. 

 Common, in winter a good number of birds remain to breed. 



832. MoTACiLLA MELANOPE (Pall,) — The Grey Wagtail. 

 Rare. I saw some four birds during April apparently passing through. 



847. Anthus rufulus (Vieill.) — The Indian Pipit, 

 Common during the cold weather, I did not observe any breeding or about 

 later on in the year. 



871. MiRAFRA ERYTHROPTERA (Jud,) — The Red-winged Bush-lark, 

 Rare. I only saw one pair in the end of April. They evidently had a neat 

 near, but I failed to find it. 



874. Galerita cristata (Linn.) — The Crested Lark, 

 Very common. During March great numbers arrived and commenced 

 pairing. I took numerous nests with eggs during April and the early part of 

 May, This part of India appears to be a great breeding ground, as there 

 were not very many birds during January and February. 



878. Ammomanes ph(ENICDBOIDES (Blyth.) — The Desert Finch-Lark. 

 Rather rare. I only saw some 8 or 9 birds in a rather extended search 

 for them. I failed to find a nest. 



895, Arachnechthra asiatica (Lath.) — The Purple Sun-bird, 

 Common all through the hot weather ; arrived in May ; breed freely, 



933. Dendrocopus sindianus (Blanf.) — The Sind Pied Woodpecker. 

 This is the only woodpecker found near Thull ; in the hills saw one other 

 species, but was unable to identify it. The bird is numerically not rare, but 

 few birds were seen, I obtained 2 eggs, on point of hatching out from a hole 

 in a mulberry tree on 20th April, 1898, shooting the female. 



1024. CoRACiAS GARRULA (Linn.) — The European Roller. 

 This bird is decidedly migratory in these parts. There was not a single 

 bird to be seen during the cold season. About 10th May they began to 



