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82— Hirundo rustica, Lin. 



Ratnagiri. 



Came to Ratnagiri in large numbers in November 1879. I 

 have not seen it elsewhere, but may have overlooked it. 



84. — Hirundo filifera, Steph. 



Ratnagiri. | Khed. 



Peye. I 



Seen also at Malvan and Dhamapur in the south, and Bankot 

 in the north. Nowhere common, though associating in consider- 

 able flights. 



85,— Hirundo erythropygia, Syhes. 



Hamai. | Mahapral. 



| Palgad. 



Common and generally distributed. Breeds in the hot wea- 

 ther on the cliffs and under eaves of houses. 



[86.— Hirundo fluvicola, Jerd. 



| Dhamapur. | 



A single specimen of this species killed at Dhamapur, 

 12th February 1880, was contained in Mr. Vidal's last batch of 

 specimens, sent with this paper. — A. O. H.] 



90.— Ptyonoprogne concolor, Syles. 



Bankot. 



Kelshi. 



Harnai. 



Peve. 



Guhagar. 



Ratnagiri. 



Common on the coast, and for a few miles inland. I have 

 found nests on the cliffs in February, March and April, and 

 under the eaves of a bungalow in August. 



98.— Cypsellus melba, Lin. 



J Savant Vadi. | 



Our specimens were got from Savant Vadi. Hitherto I havo 

 not seen the Alpine Swift north of Malvan, nor have I shot 

 it within the limits of the Ratnagiri district. But between 

 Malvan and Vengorla, and for many miles inland, numbers are 

 to be seen every evening at sunset, flying very high, and all 

 apparently travelling southwards. I have not found any roost- 

 ing or breeding places in these parts. Are they bound for the falls 

 of Gairsoppa in North Kanara, where, as we know from Jerdou, 

 they roost and congregate ? Captain Butler tells me that C. 

 melba passes over Belg-auin (75 miles east of Vengorla) in 



