164 Contrihutions to the Ornithology of India, 8fc. 



near Mooltan, and again near Mittencote ; but did not mj^self 

 observe it in Sindh. It lias bowever been procured near tbe 

 Munchur Lake, and tbere is no doubt of its rig-bt to find a place 

 in tbis Hst. 



70.-^Bubo coromanda. Lath. 



I saw tbis species once or twice in Sindb, and Dr. Day sbot 

 a specimen for me on tbe banks of tbe Indus, a sbort distance 

 above Kootree. 



76.--Athene brama, Tem. 



This owl is very common in tbe better cultivated portions of 

 Sindb; but I met witb it occasionally also in tbe quasi 

 desert tracts tbat fringe the bases of tbe rocky bills dividing 

 Sindb from Khelat. It was particularly common about Sukkur. 



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82.— Hirundo rnstica, L. p-u.4i^M^ 



Was more or less abundant in suitable localities throughout 

 Sindh from Kussmore to Kurracbee. 



84.— Hirundo filifera, Steplmi. 



I did not notice this species, but Capt. Maldeu informed me 

 tbat it was common about JacobabacI in May, and I have 

 received a specimen obtained near Hyderabad, during the 

 inundation. 



89. — Cotile sinensis, Gray. 



This little bank-martin is abundant in all the great Punjab 

 rivers and in the Indus. The sexes differ very little in size. 

 Numerous specimens measm'ed in the flesh, varied in length from 

 4'2 to 4'55 j in expanse, from 10 to 10-4 ; wing, from 3'6 to 

 3" 75 ; tail from vent, from 1-6 to 1"76 ; in weight, from 0-25 to 

 0'4 oz; the wings, when closed, reached from 0'3 to 0*4 beyond 

 tbe end of tail. Seme again tbat I have seen were smaller, and 

 in other parts of India I have foimd them larger. Taking a large 

 series, tbe wings vary from 3*8 to 3"8. I do not myself at present 

 much believe in Cotile suhsocata. Small specimens of C. sinensis 

 scarcely exceed the dimensions given by Adam, and many speci- 

 mens of C. sinensis have the dark irregular brownish black 

 band across the breast, and the rump absolutely unicolorous 

 with the back. These two points and the difference in size a2> 

 pear to be what are relied on as constituting tbe diagnosis of 

 the species, and as far as I can judge, they are of no great 

 value. 



As for Coiile rijmria, I have never seen an Indian killed 

 specimen of this bird. Adam says, tbat it is common, on the 



