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A summer visitor from April till August. Col. Rattray 

 found it breeding freely on the gravel banks in the Kurram 

 River in April. It was very common when we passed 

 through Tliall in April and on our return in May. 



[1131.] Sarcogrammus indicus. The Red-wattled 

 Plover. 



Rattray, J. B. N. H. S. xii. p. 346 (common at Thall) ; 

 Marshall, op. cit. xv. p. 353 (only one seen at Quetta, 

 5600 ft.) ; Ward, op. cit. xvii. p. 946 (a few occur at about 

 5000 ft. in Kashmir). 



A resident in the plains ; abundant in summer, but scarce 

 in winter. 



[1436.] Vanellus vulgaris. The Lapwing. 



Rattray, J. B. N. H. S. xii. p. 346 (a few pass through 

 Thall) ; Marshall, op. cit. xv. p. 353 (winter visitor to Quetta) ; 

 Fulton, op. cit. xvi. p. 62 (Chitral : fairly common up to 

 the end of May ; probably breeds) ; Ward, op. cit. xvii. 

 p. 946 (winter visitor). 



Fairly common from October till the third week in 

 March. 



[1437.] Chettusia gregaria. The Sociable Plover. 



Rattray, J. B. N. H. S. xii. p. 346 (large flocks pass 

 through Thall in April) ; Fulton, op. cit. xvi. p. 62 (Chitral : 

 common in winter ; saw some at Drosh, 4300 ft., at the end 

 of May, probably breeds about there) ; Ward, op. cit. xvii. 

 p. 946 (scarce in Kashmir). 



I shot a solitary individual on the 6th of March on the 

 parade-ground at Fort Lockhart, where it had alighted during 

 parade. Many of those passing through in small flocks are 

 in full plumage with black and chestnut on the abdomen. 



[1438.] Chettusia leucura. The White-tailed Plover. 



Gumming, J. B. N. H. S. xvi. p. 694 (Seistan, 1700 ft.. 

 May 6th). 



Mr. Donald shot a specimen on the grass-farm on the 31st of 

 March, 1905, and sent it to Major Magrath for identification. 

 This is the only occurrence in Kohat that I know of. In 



