Birds of the Jhelum District. 75 



merely differs from the spring male in having a darker blue 

 head and browner back and an indication of throat-spots. 

 —C.B.T.] 



Motacilla flava leucocephala. The White-headed Wagtail. 



705.2.5.1913. Jhelum. S- Wing 83 mm. 



[In fresh plumage ; whole of head, cheeks, ear-coverts, 

 and chin pure white ; a band of pale blue-grey separates the 

 white of the head from the yellow-green mantle, otherwise 

 like M. beema. 



This Wagtail was described by Przewalski (Zapeski Imper. 

 Akad. Nauk. St. Petersburg, Iv. 1887, p. 85 ; also ' Ibis,' 1887, 

 p. 409) from specimens obtained during spring migration on 

 the River Irtysh and in the Altai over 1000 miles north-east 

 of Jhelum. The breeding and winter quarters are unknown, 

 and only a very few specimens are known. This is the first 

 record from India (see also Bull. B. O. C. xxxv. 1914, 

 pp. 59-60).— C. B. T.'] 



Motacilla citreola. The Yellow-headed Wagtail. 



1332. 6.3.1914. Chakwal. S- Wing 85 mm. 



1345.18.3.1914. Jhelum. S- „ 80 mm. 



[Feet and bill black. 1332 is in freshly moulted body- 

 plumage, while the tertials and central tail-feathers, greater 

 and median coverts have every appearance of being newly 

 acquired. 1345 is in full moult, new yellow feathers 

 appearing all over the old brown head and old white chin and 

 throat ; besides the body-feathers, the central tail-feathers, 

 and the tertials, all the median and greater coverts and 

 some of the lesser coverts are in quill. — C. B. T".] 



Motacilla citreoloides. Hodgson's Yellow-headed Wagtail. 

 670. 7.4.1913. Sohawa. Wiug 82 mm. 



„ 81 mm. 



,, 83 mm. 



„ 78 mm. 



„ 76 mm. 



, 82 mm. 



Yellow-headed Wagtails occur commonly from March 

 (a few arriving in February) until well into May, but I have 

 had to lump both races together, owing to the difficulty of 



