1922.] Birds of Jhang District. 301 



It is not always easy to separate the females in the field, so 

 the relative numbers of the two forms of female can onlj be 

 regarded as approximate. The great majority were, however, 

 as is indicated by the figures above, of the pale CE. capistrata 

 type. It will bo noticed that there is great disparity amongst 

 the numbers of the sexes, and this I noticed in all the species 

 of Wheatear with the exception of G^. deserti alhifrons. During 

 the entire period of my stay 191 males of (E.picata were 5oon, 

 as against 279 males of O^. capistrata and 72 females of both 

 forms combined. It is remarkable also that although there 

 was great variation in the colour of the crown in the males 

 of (E. capistrata, only two or three males of the intermediate 

 type were seen. 



The earliest dates for males of the two forms Avere as 

 follows : — 



(E.picata. IG August, 1918 ; 2 August, 1919. 



(E. capistrata. 8 September, 1918 ; 2 August, 1919. 



The latest dates on which they were seen were : — 



(E.picata. 12 iMarch,1918 ; 22 March, 1919; 1 March, 



1920. 

 CE. capistrata. 2Q> February, 1918 ; 4 March, 1919 ; 



1 March, 1920. 



Both forms were found generally distributed on waste 

 grouml and in cultivation alike. 



(Enanthe isabellina (C*retzsch.). (6 skins.) 



Hume always wrote of this Whealoar as if it was one of 

 the most common of the genus occurring in the Punjab, yet 

 in my experience it is much less abundant than most of the 

 other species. Indeed, it is usually somewhat scarce. If 

 any change has occurred in its status since Hume's day, the 

 explanation doubtless lies in the enormous area which has 

 been transformed by the canal systems from desert plain to 

 fertile cultivation. In Jhang District it is a winter visitor in 

 smad numbers, and was met with on different dates between 

 4 August and 1 March. 



