410 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Voi. XXVIII. 
136. Cuckoo. Cuculus canorus. 
Cucuius canorus canorus, L, (Syst. Nt. Ed.x., 1, p. 110, 1758— 
Sweden). 
A passage migrant and not very common judging fyom the scanty records. 
The spring migration takes place during the last three weeks of April. It does 
not sing in the Mesopotamian plain, but Cheesman noted that as soon as it reach- 
ed the higher Persian plateau it sings and breeds there. In autumn there are 
only three records August 8th, September 27th, and October 10th. 
Cheesman noted that it fed on the caterpillars of the Painted Lady. 
Four specimens examined: ¢, Feluja, 16-4-17 ; Adhaim, 27-9-17 (C. R. P.) ; 
Shaiba, 9-8-16; Kazimain, 9-4-17 (P. Z. C. and R. E. C.). 
i cannot separate these from west European birds. 
137. Great Spotted Cuckoo. Clamator glandarius. 
Clamator glandarius, L. (Syst. Nat. Ed. x, 1, p. 111, 1758— 
Gibraltar). 
Weigold met with several pairs at Urfa in April and thought they would certain- 
ly nest in the nests of Corvus cornix. Woosnam obtained one at Bund-i-Kir on 
the Karun on March 6th and Zarudny includes it as a passage migrant. It 
breeds in the oak woods of 8. W. Peisia and it is curious that no one came across 
it in our area. 
Swiits. Micropus. 
Swifts were badly reported on owing no doubt to the difficulty of distinguish- 
ing them and collecting any. The following records probably apply to either 
murinus Or some race of apus. 
Swifts were reported as breeding in June in the cliffs at Daur by L. Home and 
probably breeding (seen in June and July) in the Kerbela district ; there are 
scattered records of Swifts from February to October at Kut, Tigris R., Adhaim, 
Basra, Zobeir. Some specimens are noted as arriving at Feluja on April 12th 
in one year, at Baghdad on March 17th in another. Stoneham saw large mig- 
rations of Swifts going north at Samarra on April 2th and onwards till May 17th. 
138. Common Swiit. Micropus apus pekinensis. 
Micropus apus pekinensis, Swinh. (P. Z.S. Lond. 1870, p. 435,-— 
Pekin). 
Some race of apus certainly occurs at Baghdad where on May 20th Chees- 
man saw them apparently breeding ; he says that on April 26th about ten pairs 
had recently arrived and he obtained one which he was certain was apus but un- 
fortunately the skin has been lost. 
Woosnam obtained one at Shustar on March 2!st which has been determined 
by Witherby as pekinensis, which race Zarudny gives as a passage migrant, as 
he does also the typical race. 
139. Pallid Swift. Micropus murinus. 
Micropus murinus murinus, Brehm. (Vogelfang, p. 46, 1855—Siut in 
Egypt). 
Cheesman Pid this Swift common at Ahwaz on May 5th and it was breeding 
in all the larger houses ; he obtained one specimen. Cumming got two at Fao 
in March and he records a nest and three eggs taken by his collector at Fao (?). 
Cheesman is certain that this species also occurs at Baghdad where it was 
apparently breeding on May 20th. Zarudny gives it as nesting and wintering 
in the Karun district. 
140. Common Indian Swift, Micropus affinis. 
The only record is from Shush where Cheesman saw one flying round the castle 
on May 3rd. Probably it is the race galilejensis which occurs. 
