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52. Iynx torquilla, Linn. 



Not very uncommon. I got two specimens at Kandahar, 

 and Col. Swinlioe one there and one at Quetta, all in the 

 spring. 



53. Iynx indica. 



This species is said by Jerdon to be found in Afghanistan 

 and Tibet, but the former locality is probably incorrect. 



54. CucuLUs CANORUS, Linu. 



First noticed by Lieut. Barnes at Chamau on the 1st 

 April. It breeds on the Khwaja Amran and in the Ziarat 

 hills, laying its eggs, I suspect, in Magpies' nests. 



55. Arachnecthra asiatica (Lath.). 



Just comes into our province on the extreme south, being 

 common in the southern part of the Kelat province up to 

 4000 feet. 



56. TiCHODROMA MURARIA (LiuU.). 



Very common all over the province in suitable localities 

 in winter, but goes farther north to breed. It is a tame and 

 familiar bird, and may frequently be seen catching insects 

 on the ramparts of Kandahar. The sun-dried brick walls of 

 all buildings in South Afghanistan seem to have a great 

 attraction for it, and I have more than once seen it flitting 

 about my half-open window, like a great butterfly. 



57. SiTTA SYRiACA, Ehr. 



Common everywhere in suitable localities. I found its 

 nest in a hole in the wall of a small mausoleum built among 

 rocks on the river Arghandab, in April. 



58. Upupa epops, Linn. 

 Common everywhere. 



59. Lanius lahtora, Sykes. 



Not very common, except in the lower country south of 

 Kelat, where it was found plentiful by Dr. Duke. I did not 

 notice it at Kandahar, but obtained a specimen near Kelat-i- 

 Ghilzai. 



