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seen many about ; either they have shifted their feoding- 

 ijrounds or niiyrated." 



The return niioration of birds fiyins;" alono- the same line 

 but in a reverse direction was noticed in September of both 

 1918 and 1910; the numbers seen, however, were nothing 

 like so lai-oe as on the spring migration described above. 



It is a matter of great regret to me that I was quite unable 

 satisfactorily to identify the species of Cranes seen thus 

 migrating, bat they were, I think, of this species. 



The Demoiselle Crane is, at any rate, met with in fair 

 numbei's throughout the winter, and is generallv distributed. 



Megalornis grus grus (L.). 



Ol)served in fair numbers as a winter visitor IVom October 

 until February. They appear, however, to be less numerous 

 than when Hume made his trip down the Jhelum and 

 Chenab rivers. 



Porzana porzana (L.). (1 skin.) 



I shot a male Spotted Crake from a marshy patch of rush- 

 grass at the end ol" a channel in the neighbourhooil of Massan 

 on 8 February, 1918. x\nother Crake flushed from the 

 reeds of anotlier channel on the same ground on 7 December, 

 1919. was also apparently of this species. 



Porpbyrio poliocephala poliocephala (Lath.). (2 skins.) 



A few Purple Coots were observed in 1918 only, as 

 follows : — 

 8 Februai-y. One was flushed from some reeds in a 

 channel at Massan where I was hawking Duck, and 

 was promptly killed by the Peregrine which was 

 waiting on above me for more legitimate quarry. 

 20 November. Two seen at Nurpur jheel. 

 30 November. One was found sitting in a Shisham-tree bv 

 the Cliund bridge, and being driven out with 

 difficulty, was taken by one of my trained Shahins, 

 which it fought des[)erately. 

 11 December. One seen by Ticehurst at Massan. 

 19 Decend)er. One seen at Nurpur jheel. 



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