Birds of the Jhelum District. 47 



they are numerous enough from October to April. At 

 Jhelum they are seldom seen; a pair roosted in one par- 

 ticular tree in my compound from about 25th February to 

 16th March, and a party of five were seen by the river on 

 the evening of 25th March. These were certainly migrants, 

 as the place where they were found was a favourite resting- 

 place for migrating birds, and no others were seen near there 

 during the rest of the year. These five birds were very 

 restless, calling and flying up to hover in the air as if they 

 were impatient to be off again. I emphasize the point, as 

 the species is usually considered most strictly non-migratory. 

 Theobald's note on the nesting of Molpastes lencotis in the 

 Salt Range (Hume, 'Nests and Eggs,-* 2nd ed. vol. i. p. 177) 

 must be a mistake and must refer to this species, which he 

 does not otherwise mention. I did not meet M. leucotis 

 anywhere within the district. 



Molpastes Immii. Hume's White-eared Bulbul. 



The type-specimen of this species was obtained at Jelalpur 

 in 1871 (Fauna B. I., Birds, vol. i. p. 274). It would be 

 advisable to examine this specimen again with reference to 

 Messrs. Magrath and Whitehead's discovery of the presence 

 of hybridism in this genus. 



Sitta sp.? 



A White-cheeked Nuthatch was seen in the Rak on 

 October 29, but I failed to secure it and could not identify 

 the species. 



Dicrurus ater. The Black Drongo. 



737.29.5.1913. Jhelum. S- Wing 147 mm. 



A resident in small numbers and a very abundant summer 

 visitor, breeding freely in May and June. It is rather 

 difficult to observe their movements accurately, but the vast 

 mass of King Crows probably arrive in March and reach 

 their full numbers by the end of the month, continuing in 

 full force until well into September. The return migration 

 is a leisurely one, spread out until tiie middle of November. 

 From then onwards^ until the end of February, the species 

 is distinctly scarce ; but there is, perhaps, a slight increase iu 



