270 Mr. H. Whistler on the [Ibis, 



Dendrocitta vagabunda (L;ith.), (1 skin.) 



A resident and sparsely distributed thronghoiit the district. 



I have seen a pair frequenting the verandah of a rest-house 



in order to feed on the common yellow wasps that built their 



hives in such places. 



Sturnus vulgaris dresseri Buturl. (1 skin.) 



A female was shot by me at Massan on 9 February, 1918, 

 from a flock of S. v. poltaratsl'yi and S. v. porphyronotus. 

 This appears to be the second record for the Punjab, the first 

 (a male) having been obtained at Khanewal, a little south of 

 Jhang, on 30 December, 191 7_, by Capt. (■. B. Ticehurst. 



Sturnus vulgaris noWlior Hume. (2 skins.) 



Two males were obtained early in 1918, at Massan on 



7 January and at Mochiwala on 4 February. Tlie latter 



was shot from a flock of S. v. poltaratskijl. These appear to 



be the first records for the Punjab pro[)er. 



Sturnus vulgaris porphyronotus Sharpe. (11 skins.) 



A common winter visitor, occurring in company with S.v. 

 poUaratski/i, and obtained on various dates from 8 November 

 to 9 February. All the specimens were shot either at Mochi- 

 wala or Massan. 



Sturnus vulgaris poltaratskyi Finsch. (20 skins.) 



An abundant winter visitor, arriving towards the end of 

 October and leaving at the end of February. Each year 

 a few birds were seen in March, the latest dates being as 

 follows :— 10 March, 1918 ; G March, 1919 ; 11 March, 

 1920. 



Pastor roseus L. (9 skins.) 



Altliough the Pastor visits the district in great abundance, 

 its numbers and its stay are somewhat variable, and are 

 dependent doubtless on conditions connected with the mon- 

 soons and consequently its food-supply in other areas. 



It is one of the earliest of the autumn passage migrants, 

 arriving in the second week of July and reaching its highest 

 numbers in August and September. The majority of these 



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