552 Mr. W. Jesse on the 



unfortunately mislaid the skin. The bird was i)crchcd on some 

 long grass on rough ground by the jheel side. I think that it 

 must have been of this species ; but until I can find the skin 

 and properly identify it_, I prefer to mark it as doubtful, 



I find, on looking through the Catalogue of the Lucknow 

 Museum, that there is a skin labelled " ? ad., Gonda." 

 The Marshalls record it from Cawnpore in February. 



No. 615. *Oreicola ferrea. Dark-greij Bush-Chat. 



The discovei'y here of this species, which, I believe, has 

 never before been recorded from the plains proper, is some- 

 what curious. 



In the winter of 1897 I shot a bird, with which, at the 

 time, I Avas unacquainted, and, before I had time to investi- 

 gate the matter, lost the skin. On describing the bird as 

 well as I could from memory, the conclusion was arrived at 

 that it must be a male of Si/lvia jerdoni, a bird that was not 

 unlikely to be found, and accordingly I entered it as such in 

 my last " additions." Having occasion to overhaul some 

 old draAvers of skins before leaving for England, I found the 

 missing specimen hidden away, and at once recognised it as 

 tlie Dark-grey Bush-Chat, J", a number of examples of 

 which I had collected in the higher hills in 1900. I com- 

 pared it very carefully with a whole series of 0. ferrea, and 

 quite satisfied myself this time as to its correct identity. 

 It was shot while feeding on insects in a babool tree. 



No. 625. Saxicola isabellina. Isahelline Chat. 



No. 626. Saxicola dicserti. Desert Chat. 



These two Chats, or Wheatears, are not very numerous, 

 but a few may generally be found sitting on bits of kunker 

 on the " usar " maidans. I have not shot many of them, 

 but should fancy that neither is much commoner than the 

 other. They are only cold-weather visitors, and leave about 

 March. 



No. 6"29. Cercomela fusca. Broivn Rock-Chat. 

 Shama [H.]. Shama [Anglo-Indian boys]. 

 Reid evidently muddled up the names for this and Tham- 

 nohia cambaiensis. The Brown Rock-Chat is universally 



