426 Mr. H. Whistler on the [Ibis, 



Hydrophasianus chirurgus (Scop.). (1 skin.) 



Several pairs, doubiless ])reodiuo-, were seen at Nurpur 



Escape on 25 July, 1919. It was not otherwise met with 



in the district. 



Erolia alpina alpiiia (L.)- (1 i^hin.) 



On 12 January, 1919, I shot a Dunlin from a small flock 

 ot" Dunlins and Little Stints near Chund bridge, and on 

 7 April saw a small flock of Dunlins on the river. 



(Two very large flocks of soine small Wader, probably 

 of this genus, were seen flying up the river on 18 May, 

 1919j but they were too far distant to allow of identi- 

 fication.) 



Erolia minuta (Leisl.). (2 skins.) 



Erolia temminckii (Leisl.) (2 skins.) 



Stints occur throughout the winter in small numbers from 

 November onwards until their numbers are greatly increased 

 by a rush of passage migrants in the latter half of March and 

 in April. My notes do not show the separate status of the 

 two species very satisfactorily, owing to the difficulty of 

 distinguishing them in the field, but so far as I could 

 ascertain, both birds have much the same status and occur 

 throughout the period mentioned. 



Philomachus pugnax (L.). (2 skins.) 



A not uncommon spring passage migrant in the latter 

 part of March and beginning of April. A flock of 

 Waders, seen as late as 18 May, 1919, was perhaps of 

 this species. A single bird was seen at Massan on 

 13 December, 1918. One flock was seen feeding on irri- 

 gated plough-land. 



Tringa hypoleucos L. (1 skin.) 



The Common Sandpiper arrives normally in the district 

 about the beginning of August, although I have seen single 

 examples as early as 11 and 27 July, 1919. It remains in 

 varying numbers throughout the winter ; the latest date on 

 which it was seen was 1 May, 1918. 



