AND NORTHERN GUZERAT. 489 



589.— Motacilla maderaspatana, Briss. 



The Pied Wagtail is not very common. I observed a pair 

 or two about the lake at Mount Aboo, and I have met with it 

 occasionally in the plains round the edges of tanks, river beds, 

 &c. It delights in a large rock standing out by itself in the 

 water at some distance from the shore to settle, and run about, 

 upon. In the absence of a rock an old dead stump suits its 

 habits and answers the purpose equally well. 



[I did not meet with this in Sindh, nor has it been sent me 

 thence or from Western Kattiawar, but from the Eastern portion 

 of the Peninsular I have it, Stoliczka brought me specimens 

 from Cutch, and Adam got many at Sambhur. About Jodh- 

 poor itself and the country round about the base of Aboo, it 

 occurs, but, I think, sparingly. — A. 0. H.] 



591 bis.— Motacilla dukhunensis, Sykes. 



Sy lies' Wagtail is common at Mount Aboo and in the 

 plains during the cold weather only. It assumes the summer 

 plumage in February and March. The Wagtails are a very 

 puzzling family to deal with, owing to the close resem- 

 blance many of the members bear to each other and the 

 various changes of plumage they undergo at different seasons. 

 Under these circumstances I have confined myself to this one 

 species, of the identity of which I am quite certain, although I 

 feel sure in doing so that I am omitting one if not two other 

 species that occur in this part of the country. However 

 I prefer omitting a species altogether to including one that I 

 am not sure of under a wrong denomination. 



[Is common during the cold season, throughout the whole 

 region. — A. O. H.] 



592. Calobates sulphurea, Bechst ( = C. boamla, 

 Perm.) If distinct, C. melanope, Pall. 



The Grey and Yellow Wagtail is common during the cold 

 weather in the plains as well as on the hills. It arrives about 

 the beginning of September and remains until quite the end 

 of April. The black patch below the chin does not appear 

 'before March. 



[Same as 591 bis.— A. 0. H.] 



[592 bis. — Budytes Rayi, Bonap. 



I obtained a single specimen at Aboo years ago, which, after 

 careful comparison with several English specimens, I assigned, 

 when my catalogue was prepared, to this species. I cannot now 

 get at the specimen which is in my museum, ^ut I believe that 

 my identification was correct. If so, it is the only instance on 



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