Birds of Southern Afghanistan. Ill 



103. CoRvus LAWRENcii^ Ilume. 

 Kandahar, 1 ? , 8,12,80; Do., 1 ? , 22,1,81. 

 Common all the year round everywhere. 



104. CoRvus coRNix, Linn. 



I often saw this Crow on the banks of the Argendab river, 

 near Kandahar, but never succeeded in securing one. 



105. CoRvus uMBRiNus, Hedcub. 

 Very common everywhere. 



106. CoRvus FRUGiLEGus, Linn. 



Kandahar, l^, 17,1,81; Do., \S, 19,1,81; Do., 1?, 

 22,1,81; Do., 1 ?, 23,1,81. 



Appeared to me to arrive about the middle of January. 

 There were plenty afterwards up to the date of our departure. 

 Did not, however, observe one east of Kandahar. 



107. CoRvus MONEDULA, Limi. ^ 

 Kandahar, 1?, 19,1,81; Do., l^, 23,1,81; Do., l^, 



29,1,81. 



The above remarks apply also to the Jackdaw. 



108. Pica rustica (Scop.) . 



Kandahar, 1 c?, 1 ? , 12,80; Do., 1 $ , 5,2,81. 

 Common everywhere from the Kojak westwards. 



109. Fregilus graculus (Linn.). 



Kandahar, 2?, 24,11,80; Do., l^, 4,1,81; Do., 1?, 

 19,1,81. 



In large flocks throughout the Avinter in the neighbourhood 

 of Kandahar. 



110. Sturnus vulgaris, Linn. 

 Kandahar, 1 ? , 8,12,80 ; I S , 15,2,81. 



111. Sturnus purpurascens, Gould. 

 Kandahar, 1 imsexed, \^ , 1 ? , 8,12,80. 



Always found together in flocks throughout the winter ; 

 out of the numbers I examined there would be always at 

 least ten of the latter to one of the former. 



112. Pastor roseus (Linn.). 



Kojuk, 1 (^ 1 ? , 27,4,81 ; Killa Abdula, 2^ , 30,4,81. 



