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and stewartiy Saxicola picata, monacha, deserti, Budytes flava, 

 Pyrrhulauda grisea, Bucanetes githagineus, and a number of 

 Waders, which are all recorded from Sindh, and which would 

 occupy too much space to name. 



On the evening of the 26th we started by boat for the Man- 

 char, getting poled along through the shallow canal which feeds 

 the lake. As nothing except a few Waders were observed, we 

 settled down quietly, comfortably taking to our beds at 9 p.m. and 

 waking up at 5 a.m. at the head of the lake to see some seores 

 of Cormorants, quite happy in their native element, and as 

 might be expected the Brahminy Kite, (Haliastur indus,) stoop- 

 ing on fish, and in its wake Milvus govinda making vain efforts 

 to secure a like prey. Going through the lake up to Trainhee, we 

 bagged a number of Water Hens and Coots, and a magnificent 

 specimen of Phamicopterus roseus. We did not come upon 

 any Ducks, owing, as the boatman said, to the track we were in be- 

 ing much frequented by fishermen and others at all times, but as 

 we neared Trainhee they were innumerable, and we bagged seve- 

 ral. The whole lake literally swarms with Water Fowl of all 

 descriptions. We reached Trainhee at about 9 a.m., after four 

 hours poling from the head of the lake. Stooping over the boat 

 we collected a quantity of fresh water Cerites, and on the mud 

 some odd valves of Unio margaritifera, getting perfect ones the 

 following day, when we obtained a large variety of Ducks and 

 Geese, but nothing new. Our next hunt was among the hills, 

 where we got Pterocles arenarius, exustus, also a novelty in the 

 shape of Melophus melanicterus. Pyrrhulauda melanauchen and 

 grisea were extremely common ; also the Red Wax Bill, Munia 

 malabarica, and Pastor iwseus, from a flock of which I got Teme- 

 nuchus pagodarum. The Crimson-Breasted Barbet, (X hcemacepha- 

 la) we also got here. Returning, we made sad havoc among the 

 smaller birds which we did not care to collect at Sehwan, namely 

 Saxicola albonigra, Caprimulgus asiaticus, Pratincola indica, and 

 caprata, Tkamnobia cambaiensis, the Blue-throat Cyanecula 

 suecica, JEdon familiaris, Saxicola isabellina, and Saxicola kin- 

 gi } and a great number of Waders. 



We only remained five days on the Manchar, and our collection 

 was greatly increased, so much so that we could find no box room 

 for the preserved skins. On our return trip to Sehwan we got 

 a number of Jacanas, a Pelican, H. alblcilla ana 1 eggs, Circus 

 osruginosus, Buteo ferox } Alcedo ispida, Halcyon smyrnensis and 

 Agrodroma campestris — altogether the collection numbering in 

 preserved skins, from 15th November to 13th December, 270 skins. 



We began our return journey from Sehwan by camel to as 

 far as Lakki, after giving instructions in skinning and plenty of 

 preservative to a native, the results of which will be noted 



