Journey in Furs, S.Jf. Persia. 553 



9G. Hirundo rufula Temm. ; Blanf. t. c. p. 215 ; Sharpe, 

 Ibis, 1886, p. 497. 



32. tf ad. 



The Red-rumped Swallow was locally distributed. Incom- 

 plete nests were seen at Daliki (about 400 ft.) on March 28th, 

 at Kazran (2700 ft.) on April 2nd, and at Pul-i-mard 

 (3800 it.) on April 23rd. The bird seems to line its nest 

 with feathers before the mud portion is finished. 



97. Chelidon urbica Linn. ; Blanf. t. c. p. 216. 



107, 174, 175. Ad. 



The wings of these specimens are unusually short, as are 

 those of one from Shiraz, in the British Museum. However, 

 I find certain examples in the British Museum from various 

 localities with equally short wings. Measurements of the 

 wings of my specimens and some others are as follows : — 



174. tf. 101mm. I c?. Shiraz. 100 mm. 

 107. $.1 102 J J. Lebanon. 102 ,, 



5 . Brighton. 102 mm. 



6- » HI n 



J. Gilgit. Ill „ 



175. ?. I | ?. Granada. 102 



The House-Martin was common about some of the towns 

 and villages, but was unevenly distributed. Great numbers 

 were nesting at the Caravanserai at Mian Kotal (6000 ft.) at 

 the beginning of April. The nests there hung in hundreds 

 from the walls and were often joined together in clusters of 

 six or more. 



—98. Cotile riparia (Linn.) ; Blanf. t. c. p. 216 ; Sharpe, 

 Ibis, 1886, p. 485. 



461, 462. Juv. 



A few Sand- Martins were nesting in the steep gravelly 

 bank of a river near Nurabad (about 3600 ft .), but these were 

 the only individuals of this species that I saw. 



99. CoTILE RUPESTRIS (Scop.). 



Cotyle (Ptyonoprogne) rupestris (Scop.) ; Blanf. t. c. p. 216. 



332, 334, 335. Ad. 



These specimens are slightly paler on the breast than is 

 usual with examples from further west. 



The Crag-Martin was seen only here and there in the gorges 

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