186 MY LAST NOTES ON THE AVIFAUNA OF SIND. 



770. — Certhilauda desertorum, Stanley. 

 Observed occasionally about Karachi. 



797. — Turtur tranquebaricus, Mull. 



Extremely plentiful after April in the neighbourhood of Hy- 

 derabad, where it breeds in June and July. I did not notice 

 it in the cold weather, so probably it leaves after the breeding 

 season. I saw it occasionally also in the E. Narra. 



799. — Pterocles arenarius, Pall. 

 Occurs occasionally in Lower Sind. 



835. — Turnix dussumierii, Tern. 



Not uncommon during the rains in the E. Narra and about 

 Hyderabad. 



836. — Otis edwardsi, Grey. 



Common in the Thur and Parkur Districts, and occurs occa- 

 sionally in other parts of Lower Sind as a straggler also. I 

 received a specimen this year killed 14 miles from Hyderabad on 

 the banks of the Indus. 



84<2Ms. — Glareola pratincola, Lin. 



I have only heard of one other specimen since the two were 

 recorded from Kotree, Vol. IV., 507, and that was captured alive 

 in the same neighbourhood. 



845. — Charadrius fulvus, Gmel. 



I have shot a good many Golden Plovers since my arrival in 

 Sind in the neighbourhood of Karachi, where it is not uncom- 

 mon, and have examined several skins from other parts of the 

 country, but have never seen a specimen of C. pluvialis. 



851. — Vanellus cristatus, Meyer. 



Occurs sparingly in the E. Narra and in other parts of Lower 

 Sind. during the cold weather. 



858. — Esacus recurvirostris, Cuv. 



Observed occasionally on the mud banks in the Karachi 

 Harbour, and I have little doubt that a pair I saw on a shingly 

 island at the end of the Harbour in the hot weather were 

 breeding. 



861. — Dromas ardeola, Payk. 



Not very uncommon in the Karachi Harbour, and breeds up 

 the Gulf, as a young bird in down was caught this year upon 



