476 NOTES ON THE AVIFAUNA OF MOUNT ABOO 



[Common during the cold season throughout the entire 

 region, but not as yet recorded from Aboo. — A. 0. H.] 



[491bis— Saxicola Kingi, Hume. (I. p. 187.) 



Though I am not aware that this ascends Aboo, I have it 

 from close to the base of that hill, and from various localities 

 in Sindh, Cutch, Kattiawar (Moorvee), and Western Jodhpoor, 

 but it has not yet been observed as far eastwards as Sambhur, 

 nor apparently about Deesa, nor in Southern or Central Kattia- 

 war. This species may possibly be identical with 5. chrysopy- 

 gia, of De Filippi, but the description given by the latter 

 scarcely to my mind establishes the fact and he preserved no 

 specimen. — A. 0. H.] 



492.— Saxicola deserti, Riipp. 



The Black-throated Wheatear, like isabellina is very common 

 in the plains during the cold weather, but does not ascend the 

 hills. It arrives about the 5th of October. 



[Common throughout the entire region. — A. 0. H.] 



492 ter.—M&on familiaris, Menetries. 



Is a very uncommon species, and hitherto I have only met 

 with one specimen which I shot about 10 miles north of Deesa 

 in a grass field overgrown with babool, jujube bushes, &c. 



The broad white terminal band of the tail is very con- 

 spicuous when the bird is flying, and when perched on a low 

 bush, &C.j it has a habit of raising its tail frequently half 

 spreading it and lowering it again similar to " Copsychus 

 saularis." 



[I had only previously obtained this species from Sirohi, 

 about 12 miles north-east of Aboo, and from Jodhpoor, when 

 Captain Butler sent me his Deesa specimen to identify. All 

 the specimens I have seen have been killed in September. 



This is one of the western forms that straggle within our 

 limits towards the close of the monsoon, and I have no doubt 

 that it will turn up in Sindh, Cutch and Kattiawar, though not 

 yet recorded from either of these sub-divisions. 



This species is not included in Jerdon, and I subjoin a 

 brief description, (and measurements recorded in the flesh 

 by Dr. King,) of two of my Jodhpoor specimens : Male, (juv) 

 Length, 6-5 ; expanse, 9*75 ; tail, from vent, 262 ; wing, 3*3 ; 

 tarsus, 0-97 ; bill to forehead, 0*77 ; from gape, 0*87. Female.— 

 Length, 7*5 ; expanse, 10'62 ; tail, 2*62 ; wing, 3*5 ; tarsus, 

 1*03 ; bill to forehead, 0*8 ; from gape, 0*93 ; mid toe and 

 claw, 0*87 ; hind toe and claw, 0*56. 



The first quill is about 0*75 long ; the 3rd quill is longest 

 the 2nd and fourth which are nearly equal, about O06 shorter, 



