NEIGHBOURHOOD OP CHAMAN, S. AFGHANISTAN. 457 



732 bis.— Erythrospiza githaginea, LicU. 



Common. 



732 Ms ^.—Erythrospiza mongolica, Swinh. 



Not uncommon. 



738.— Carpodacus erythrinus, Pall. 



Rarely seen. 



749.— Carduelis caniceps, Vig. 



The Indian Goldfinch is extremely common. 



751.— Metaponia pusilla, Pall. 



Common in cultivated ground in April and May ; not observ- 

 ed later. 



769.— Galerita cristata, Lin. 



Extremely common, and a permanent resident, but I failed 

 to find its nest. 



784 — Palumbus casiotis, JBp. 



The Indian Cushat is very common • it was not observed till 

 midwinter ; it retires to the hills to breed. 



One that I have reared from the nest, and which I have 

 brought with me to India, is wonderfully tame, answers when 

 called, is fond of perching on my shoulders, and never attempts 

 to fly away, although as usual I allow it full liberty. 



It is now in adult plumage and has the neck spot bright 

 buff. 



788— Columba intermedia, Strickl. 



At times these birds literally swarm. I have often noticed 

 numbers of white and parti-colored Pigeons consorting with 

 them, probably domesticated birds, but where they can come 

 from is an enigma to me, as Chaman is far from any large 

 village or town and midway between Quetta and Kandahar. 



788 Ms.— Columba livia, JBp. 



This bird has been obtained by both Mr. Murray and myself; 

 the rump is pale ashy, not white, but it can easily be dis- 

 tinguished from intermedia* 



793.— Turtur meena, Sykes. 



Uncommon • only obtained by me in May. 



* These of course are not true livia, but one of the intermediate forms, C. neglecta, 

 Hume, C. speloca, Hutt., &c, which, as also true livia, occur in S. Afghanistan,— Ed. 



