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Ciconia nigra. The Black Stork. 



Solitary Storks seen on February 24< by tlie Chakwal 

 tonga-road, and on the 8th of March at Miswal, appeared to 

 belong to tins species. 



Dissura episcopus. The White-necked Stork. 



Two were seen at Sangoi on the 1st of February, and two 

 (possibly the same) flying down the river near the Rak at 

 Jhelum on April 12. 



Xenorhynchus asiaticus. The Black-necked Stork. 

 A few Black-necked Storks were seen in a field by the 

 river between Jhelum and Jelalpur on June 8. 



Psendotantalus leucocephalus. The Painted Stork. 



770. 24.6.1913. Jhelum. ? . 



784. 12.7.1913. „ ? . 



Between June 2 and September 2 a number of these 

 fine birds were noted haunting the river in the neigh- 

 bourhood of the Government Rak. They were most 

 numerous in June, but, after that, generally appeared in 

 twos and threes, although a party of seven were seen on 

 August 13. No nesting-place was discovered, and both 

 the above birds had minute ovaries, so they were possibly 

 on migration. An odd bird or two was seen in the same 

 place on the 10th, 11th, and 12th of April, just before I left 

 the district. 



Ardea manillensis. The Eastern Purple Heron. 



A large Heron flushed from a reed-bed in the middle of 

 the river opposite to Jhelum city on June 24 was almost 

 certainly of this species. 



Ardea cinerea. The Common Heron. 



Although not known to breed in the district, Herons were 

 noted in every month of the year except September and 

 October. There was a very marked passage on the river 

 near Jhelum during April. 



Herodias alba. The Large Egret. 



991. 4.2.1914. Sohawa. J. 



An odd bird or two were met with during the winter, and 



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