1920.] Birds of Quettu. 1G7 



Prunella atrogularis (Brandt). 



A regiiiar, 1)nt not very common, winter visitor, arriving 

 only .'ifter a cold spell, usuallj in late November and remaining 

 at least till the first few days ot" March. Three specimens 

 were obtained on 22. xi., 4. xii., and 2.iii. 



Chelidoii rustica, 



C. r. rustica (L.). 



A common summer visitor, breeding freely Ijetween nOOO 

 and 7000 feet, both in houses and in culverts. The first 

 spring arrival was noted on 26. ii , but the bird was not really 

 plentiful till G.iii. Eggs were found I'rom 23.iii. to 2. vi., 

 and young in the nest from 19. iv. to l.vii. About tS.viii. 

 they commenced to flock in nuxed parties of old and young, 

 and departure took })laco about the third week of August, 

 No Swallows were seen after 30. viii. 



I observed no ti'ace of any considerable passage of 

 Swallows through Quetta on either migration. 



Chelidon daurica. 



C. d. riifida (Temm.). 



An evenly distributed but scarce summer visitor^ breeding 

 from 5000 to 11,000 feet. First arrivals noted 21. iii., 

 departure and autumn passage noted in September and 

 October. I never saw these birds otherwise than in pairs 

 or in family parties till September and October, when parties 

 of eleven or twelve could occasionally be seen on passage. 



Nest-building was t:dving place at 8500 feet on Zarghun 

 on 3. v., and a coin[)leted nest with parents entering at 

 frequent intervals was seen on Takatu at 10,000 feet on 10. v. 

 On 7. vi. I found two nests with eggs on Murdar at 10;500 

 an<l 11,000 feet, and at Khushdil at 5000 feet there were 

 young in a nest on I'J. vi. 



There is no question regartling the race to which these 

 birds belong, though Marshall records Chelidon d. nijndeniis 

 from Quetta, which is obviously an. error. I obtained five 

 birds, three males and two females. The wings of the males 

 measure 112, 113, and 120 mm., whilst the wings of the 



