168 Col. R. Meiuertzliagen un the [Ibis, 



females measure 108 and 114 mm. The red neck-band is 

 continuous on the back of the neck. The lower back and 

 rump are chestnut shading into pale cream on the upper tail- 

 coverts. The breast shows indistinct shaft-stripes. The tact 

 that breeding bir(]s from the same district vary from 112 to 

 120 mm. in the length of their wings, should dispose of the 

 C/telidon rufala scidlii (Seeb.), which can only be rather 

 small Chelidoii dcmrica rufida. 



Hirundo urbica L. 



Marshall (B. N. H. S. xiv. p GO!) obtained a House-Martin 

 near Quetta in May. This appears to be the only record, 

 and as I have not been able to examine the specimen, its 

 subspecific value cannot be determined. 



Riparia riparia. 



R. r. riparia (L.). 

 Obtained on 1. viii. and 1. viii., two single cock birds. 



R. r. dilala (Sharpo & Wyatt). 



An adult nude was obtained on 11. vi. and an immature 

 female on 21. vi., the former being a single bird and the 

 latter in a small party of ten. The Avings of these two 

 birds each measure 112 mm. 



Sand-Martins were observed breeding near Quetta in 

 April by Mr. J. W. N. (Unnming, which were probably 

 dihd'X, the typical race being only a passage migrant. I 

 nev(;r saw any signs of nesting colonies along the many 

 miles of cai'th-bank and cliff which I visited in northern 

 Baluchistan. 



Riparia rupestris (Scoi).). 



A fairly common summer visitor to the hills, where a few 

 are always to be found nesting in suitable localities. Their 

 time of arrival was not noted. I did not examine any nest, 

 but birds were incubating on 3. v. and 19.vii., and young- 

 were in the nest on T.vi.and 24. vii. 



Two obtained, at 10,000 feet on 21. iii. and at 7000 feet 

 on 2%. vii. None were observed after 20. viii. 



