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l)oiirhood. The above eg'i^'s measured respectively 51.5 by 38.5 

 and 47 by 37.5 m.m. 



Both Esaciis and Ocdicncmiis are very ahke in tlie field, 

 especially in fii.Liht, and seen at such a distance that the difference 

 in size cannot be accurately noted they are very hard to tell 

 apart. Both in their turn with outstretched head and neck, 

 larg'e rounded wint^'s. and conspicuous white bands appear in 

 fliiiht but smaller editions of the Houbara Bustard (Houbara 

 )}iacqiicciii ) which may also be found in the same localities alon.q" 

 the river bank in the winter. Indeed in the winter when out 

 hawking' I am always very pleased to find and f\y either of these 

 plovers as from their flight and appearance they form very 

 valuable " introductions " to the nobler quarry for a new or 

 timid Falcon. 



In this portion of the S.W. Punjab the Norfolk Plover 

 appears to be resident, but nowhere numerous or to be found 

 with certainty; away from the river beds they are found on the 

 sandy half desert plains, which stretch for miles in all directions, 

 diversified with patches if thorny scrub or the various dry- 

 looking' plants wdiich go to make up the desert flora. Esacus 

 on the other hand is a summer visitor for the most part, only 

 a few individuals ventiu^ing" to stop for the winter here and 

 there, and is never met with away from the river bed where it 

 feeds on the sand banks close to the water's edge. The Houbara 

 Bustard is. of course, a winter visitor only. 



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Records of Birds which have Bred in Captivity. 

 By E. Hopkinson, D.S.O.. M.A.. M.B. 



For meaning of al)l)reviations 7'ide ])as"cs 5H-59 (last vol.). 



PIGEONS. 

 TRERONIDAE. 



352.— NICOBAR IMPERIAL FRUITPiGEON. Carpophaga insularis. 



Zoo, 1905, tiic first time in captivity ; again in 1906. One young ijir 

 Iiad lived ten days in 1904. tReports. 



