148 Col. R. Meinertzhagen on the [Ibis, 



Motacilla alba. 



l\I. a. diiklmnensis Sykes. 



A common winter visitor to the Qiietta Plains, arriving 

 during the last days of September and leaving during the 

 first few days of April. Also a common bird of passage in 

 October and March. 



M. a. per sonata Gould. 

 Obtained on 1. iii. and 17. v. Only a few were seen, mostly 

 in spring and autumn, but it is possible that an occasional 

 pair breed, as I saw them at Khushdil througliout May, and 

 near Baliki on 2.vi. None observed in midwinter. Watson 

 (B. N. H. S. XV. p. 14:5) reports them common at Chaman 

 in winter. 



Cinnyris asiatica (Lath.). 



I am unable to say whether the form which occasionally 

 straggles to Quetta is the typical form or brevirostris, as I 

 never obtained a specimen. Examples have, however, been 

 frequently observed, mostly in the early autumn. It would 

 be a matter of great interest to decide the question, as Quetta 

 should be about the junction of the two races. 



Certliia himalayana. 

 C. li. himalayana Vig. 



Four examples were obtained from 24. vii. to 30. vii. 

 between 8500 and 9000 feet at Ziarat, where these birds are 

 not unconnnon in the juniper forest. As is the custom of 

 Tree-Creepers, tliey consort with Tits and Warblers. 



My birds agree with Himalayan specimens. 



Tichodroma miiraria (L.). 



A not uncommon winter visitor to the hills and plains of 

 the Quetta District, though not observed before 80. x. or 

 after 31. iii. A male obtained on the latter date was in full 

 breeding-plumage. 



Sitta neiimayer, 



IS. n. tephronota Sharpe. 

 A fairly common resident in suitable country, descending 



