Birds of the Jhelum District. 61 



Rhipidura albifrontata. The White-browed Fantail Fly- 

 catcher. 



758.15.6.1913. Jhelum. ? . 



A common resident ; its numbers are perhaps increased 

 by immigration in October and November for the winter 

 ponths, but I am not quite certain on this point. Breeds in 

 June. 



Rhipidura albicoUis. The White-throated Fantail Fly- 

 catcher. 



A rare straggler from the hills. A pair wei'e seen in the 

 District Board garden on November 5, and a single one 

 was noted in the same place on January 13. 



Pratincola caprata. The Common Pied Bush-Chat. 



685. 21.4.1913. Jhelum. ? . Wing 70 ram. 



A common summer visitor, first noted on February 19 

 and last on September 15. Nests found in April. 



[Probably belongs to the form P. c. rossonim^ as males 

 from Phelland, Rawal Pindi, and Ferozepur certainly do. — • 

 C. B. T.'] 



Pratincola maura. The Indian Bush -Chat. 



850. 9.8.1913. Lilla. Imm. Wing 70 mm. 



944. 7.12.1913. Chakwal. ^. „ 73 mm. 



A winter visitor, but not very abundant, from September 

 until the beginning of April. There is, however, as one 

 would expect, a marked increase on passage in March, and 

 again in September, of birds that winter further south 

 and nest in the western Himalayas. Hume's statement 

 (/Nests and Eggs,' 2nd ed. vol. ii. p. 48), "Occasionally 

 they breed in the Salt Range," probably refers in part to 

 the Jhelum district. 



[These are Pratincola torquata indica Blyth. — C.B. T.] 



Oreicola ferrea. The Dark-Grey Bush-Chat. 

 904.20.10.1913. Jhelum. (J. Wing 69 mm. 

 1322. 27.2.1914. „ cJ . „ 70 mm. 



A straggler from the Himalayas only. The two specimens 



