1922.] Birds of Jhang District. 295 



The above records would indicate that the species is a 

 ret^ular autninn passage migrant as well as an irregular 

 winter visitor. 



This bird is most partial to Kikur-trees, and was for the 

 inost part met with climbing about in their branches after 

 the manner of Whitethroats ; but a few were observed in 

 the thorny tangles of large bushes of the wild Caper. 



Sylvia communis icterops Menetr. (5 skins.) 



The Eastern Whitethroat was only observed on the 

 autumn passage of 1919, when six. individuals in all were 

 met with. Two were found at Mochiwala on 17 August 

 and another in the same locality next day. Single birds 

 were found at Wariam on 10 and 14 September and 

 another in the Shorkot direction on 18 September. All 

 were found hopping about the boughs of Kikur-trees in the 

 neighbourhood of canals. 



Sylvia curruca affinis Blyth. (8 skins.) 



The Eastern Lesser Whitethroat arrives early in September 

 (earliest date 4 September) and becomes common about the 

 middle of the month. The majority of these birds seem to 

 pass on farther into the plains, but the species remains fairly 

 common from October until the end of February. A certain 

 number are to be met wuth in March and April, and fresh 

 birds arrive with the spring passage and are passing through 

 early in May ; the latest date on which one was seen was 

 10 May, 1919. 



Sylvia curruca minula Hume. (11 skins.) 



This race of Lesser Whitethroat is a common winter 

 visitor to the district and is found in all portions of it, 

 often in the same tree with S. c affinis, although it has a 

 somewhat more marked partiality for the more barren and 

 open stretches of country. 



The majority arrive early in September, the species being 

 common about the middle of tiie month, but I suspect that 

 most of these earlier arrivals pass on farther into the plains. 

 From November to the end of February the bird is common, 



