1922.] Birds of Jhang District. 429 



Numenins arquata lineatus Cuv. (2 skins.) 



A winter visitor to the riverain area from October (earliest 



date 13 October, 1918) until April (latest date 7 April, 1919). 



Gallinago gallinago gallinago (L.). (3 skins.) 



The earliest date on which I have seen the Snipe in the 

 district is 14 September, 1918, and the latest G April, 1919. 

 Between those dates a few may be met with at any time in 

 those localities, few and far between, which are suitable to 

 the requirements of the species. About February and March 

 their numbers increase, doubtless owing to the arrival from 

 farther south of early migrants. Five to ten couple of 

 Snipe would be a good bag for this district. 



Limnocryptes gallinula (L.). (2 skins.) 



Earliest and latest dates for the Jack Snipe were 

 18 October, 1918, and 28 March, 1919. It is not as 

 abundant as the last species, but may bo met with through- 

 out the winter. As in the case of the Common Snipe, there 

 are signs of an immigration about February and March. 



Hydrochelidon leucopareia indica (Steph.). 



In view of my observations at Jhelum (Ibis, 1901, p. 108) 

 of the numbers of AYhiskered Terns which pass along the 

 Jhelum River from April until the first week in July, going 

 to their breeding-ground in Kashmir, it is certain that this 

 stream of birds must pass along the Jlielum River and 

 the lower part of the Chenab River in Jhang District. In 

 both years, however, I was unable to visit that area at the 

 right time. No such migration was observed up the course 

 of the Chenab River above its junction with the Jhelum, but 

 a single Tern of this species was observed at the Chund 

 bridge on G October, 1918. 



Gelochelidon nilotica nilotica (Gm.). (2 skins.) 



The Gull-billed Tern breeds on the Chenab River within 



Jhang District, as was to be expected froai the fact that the 



river Chenab at Wazirabad was the first recorded locality 



for its eggs in India {cf. Hume, N. & E., 2nd ed. iii. p. 304). 



