296 Mr.. H. Whistler o;i^/(^ [Ibis, 



but its numbers appear to vary in different years. March 

 sees the departure of the majority, but I have seen a few 

 during the first week of April. 



[Sylvia althaea Hume. 



Although the bird was not obtained, I have little hesitation 

 in attributino- to this species a Whitethroat which was seen 

 by me near Muradwala on 13 August, 1919. Unfortunately 

 at the time I was riding in company with a number of local 

 notables, and was therefore unable to use my gun.] 



Sylvia nana nana (Hemp. & Ehr.). (13 sking.) 



I had previously only met with the Desert- Warbler in the 

 Sirsa subdivision of Hissar District (as recorded in the 

 Journal of Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. xxiv. 1915, p. 190;, so it 

 was a welcome surprise to find it a very common winter 

 visitor to Jhang District. While the majority probably do 

 not arrive until towards the end of October, I have shot 

 a specimen as early as 25 September, 1918. They leave 

 again about March, and the latest dates for 1918 and 1919 

 were 24 and 26 March respectively. 



The Desert-Warbler may be looked for throughout the 

 district, from Chiniot to Shorkot (although I have not 

 actually seen it west of the Jhelum), wherever patches 

 of semi-desert plain occur ; here it lives in the small Karil- 

 bushes which dot the ground, creeping in and out of their 

 thorny fastnesses, perching on their topmost twigs, and 

 running about the sand at their bases. Usually shy and 

 retiring, at. times it is bold and allows a near approach ; 

 as, for instance, when I walked up within a couple of yards 

 of one as it sat on a twig, bowing and eyeing me with 

 interest. It has a curious habit of following other birds, 

 such as Wheatears, from bush to bush, and this would 

 appear to be fronj sociability rather than pugnacity. 



Acrobates galactotes familiaris (Menetr.). (2 skins.) 



Two specimens were obtained on the autumn migration in 



the south of the district, namely at Haveli Bahadur Shah 



