132 Lieut. C. H. T. Whitehead on the 



op. cit. xvii. p. 479 (very commou in Kashmir in summer 

 from 5000 to 7000 feet). 



We must have overlooked this Starling. Colonel Rattray 

 records it from Thall as " not common, but a fair number 

 may be seen any day during April and May. ...'•' 

 An example shot by me on the 14th of April (the last 

 date on which a Starling was seen) proved to be Sturnus 

 menzhieri. 



[530.] Sturnus porphyronotus. The Central Asian 

 Starling. 



Watson, J. B. N. H. S. xv. p. 145 (in flocks in Chaman, 

 near Quetta, in December) ; Ward, op. cit. xvii. p. 479 

 (does not appear to breed in Kashmir) ; Perreau, op. cit. 

 xviii. p. 186 (occurs in Chitral). 



62. S fifl- Kohat, 1760 ft., 4th January. 



688. S a(^- Kohat, 1760 ft., lOth March. 



719, 721. S ? ad. Kohat, 1760 ft., 21st March. 



A winter visitor, not so commou as the next species, 

 occurring singly or in flocks, often in company with 

 S. menzhieri. 



As Dr. Sharpe has pointed out to me, both Major Magrath's 

 examples from Bannu and mine from Kohat shew signs of 

 the mixing of this race with some other, the head being 

 generally marked in places with purple gloss. 



[532.] Sturnus menzbieri. The Common Indian Star- 

 ling. 



Rattray, J. B. N. H, S. xii. p. 339 (Thall : common in 

 winter) ; Fulton, op. cit. xvi. p. 49 (Chitral : common 

 winter visitor) ; Cumming, t. c. p. 687 (probably the Starling 

 Avhicli occurs in flocks in Seistan in Avinter) ; Ward, op. 

 cit. xvii. p. 479 (the majority migrate through, a few nest). 



63. c? ad. Kohat, 1760 ft., 4th January. 



117. c? ad. „ „ 13th February. 



718-720. S , ? , (?• Kohat, 1760 ft., 21st March. 



Abundant in the cold weather, arriving about the third 

 Aveek in October and leaving towards the middle of April. 



