1920.] Birds of Quetta, 147 



Motacilla citreola. 

 il/. ('. citreola Pall. 



These ])irJ.s were only observed on spring passage, 

 when they commence arriving about the middle of March. 

 By early April they were in thousands, all in breeding- 

 plumage, on the liora River and elsewhere where sliallow 

 water exists, forming a most remarkal)le sight, which I 

 have only seen equalled by the myriads of various forms 

 of M. flava which congregate at Entebbe on the Victoria 

 Nyanza previous to their northward passage. By 20. iv. 

 all had left for the north, and none were seen on the return 

 passage. 



il/. ''. citreoJoides (Gould). 



Tiiis race does not arrive in Quetta on spring passage till 

 early April, when it mixes with the previous race, but is 

 never so common, there being about one citreoJoides to 

 twenty citreola, from which it can be told at a glance by 

 its black mantle and larger size. It remains a few days 

 after citreola has departed and, except for the few breeding- 

 birds, have all gone by 1. v. 



I located three pairs breeding, but only succeeded in 

 finding two nests, both containing young — one at Khushdil 

 on 20. vi., and the other at Bostan on 18. vi. In both cases 

 the young were ready to leave the nest. 



Motacilla cinerea. 

 il/. c. melanope Pall. 



A widely distributed but very local sunnner visitor to 

 the mountain streams. Possibly a few remain for the 

 winter. Birds arrive in full breeding-dress about 18. iii., 

 and commence building about 3. v. A nest found at Urak on 

 2. vi. contained four eggs, and was placed under a large stone 

 among boulders. It was a large structure of fine grass and 

 fibres. A similar nest found at Khawas on 10. vi. contained 

 five half-fledged young. These birds breed between 7000 

 and 9500 feet. 



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