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• [1265.] TiNNUNCULus ALAUDARius. The Kestrel. 



Rattray, J. B. N. H. S. xii. p. 344 (a common resident at 

 Thall); Marshall, op. cit. xv. p. ,352 (Quetta : common; 

 found many nests) ; Fulton, op. cit. xvi. p. 60 (Chitral : a 

 very common resident from 4000 ft. upwards ; one seen at 

 18,000 ft.) ; Rattray, t. c. p. 663 (common in the Murree 

 Hills) ; Ward, op. cit. xvii. p. 729. 



753. S' Kohat, 1760 ft., 27th March. 



764. S' „ „ 23rd March. 



Common in winter ; a resident on the Samana and in the 

 Kurram and Miranzai Valleys (nesting regularly at Thall, 

 2550 ft., and Hangu, 2700 ft.). 



[1292.] CoLUMBA INTERMEDIA. The Indian Blue Rock- 

 Pigeon. 



Rattray, J. B. N. H. S. xii. p. 344 (Thall : common in 

 winter) ; Marshall, op. cit. xv. p. 352 (a resident at Quetta); 

 Fulton, op. cit. xvi. p. GO (Chitral : resident, occurring up 

 to 10,000 ft.) ; Gumming, t. c. p. 691 (occurs in Seistan) ; 

 Ward, op. cit. xvii. p. 943 (Kashmir). 



Occurs in large flocks in the District from August to 

 April. A few appear to be resident round Thall, but the 

 great majority leave in April. Colonel Rattray, in his 

 article referred to above, says that " they were breeding in 

 hundreds in a cliff near the Fort. About the middle of 

 April they all disappeared suddenly.^' On the 19th of May, 

 1907, however, I found some still about the cliffs at Thall. 



[1293.] CoLUMBA LiviA. The Blue Rock-Pigeon. 



Rattray, J. B. N. H. S. xii. p. 344 (Thall : large flocks 

 occur in winter) ; Marshall, op. cit. xv. p. 352 (Quetta) ; 

 Ward, op. cit. xvii. p. 943 (the common Pigeon of Kashmir). 



Occurs with flocks of the last species in winter, but is 

 much less common. Never observed in separate flocks. 



[1295.] CoLUMBA EVERSMANNi. The Eastern Stock-Dove. 



Cumming, J. B. N. H. S. xvi. p. 691 (Seistan : April); 

 Ward, op. cit. xvii. p. 943 (Kashmir : rare, occurs on 

 migration). 



