236 THE AVIFAUNA OF MOUNT ABOO AND NORTH GUZERAT. 



I fancy all of the migratory Ducks leave the country about 

 the end of March or first week in April, and begin to arrive 

 about the middle of October, excepting Teal, which arrive much 

 earlier. 



I noticed this season that a great many of the Waders re- 

 mained at Kurrachee throughout the hot weather, but in no 

 sino-le instance did any of those which remained, except only the 

 Flamingos, assume the breeding plumage. My opinion is that 

 these are barren birds and birds of the previous year which do not 

 breed the first season. I subjoin a list of the species referred to. 



844. 8. helvetica.— 846. C. Geo^ro//i,—Si7. C. mongolicus. — 

 848. JE.cantianus. — 860. C. interpres. — 861. D. ardeola. — 862. 

 H. ostralegus. — 875. L. agocephala. — 876. T. cinerea. — 877. N. 

 lineatus. — 878. N.phceopus. — 883. T. cinclus. — 884. T. minuta. — 

 888. C. arenaria.— 897 . T. calidris. 



All of the above (and probably other species not noted) were 

 common all through the hot weather, except 860, 861, 875, 876, 

 and 878, and of these I only noticed an occasional straggler. 



In conclusion, I may mention that I observed a lark last cold 

 weather in the neighbourhood of Deesa, which, I fancy, must 

 have been the Lesser Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata, 

 Menetries.) It was common all through the cold season and 

 associated in flocks with Calandrella brachydactyla, rising off 

 the ground when disturbed with a fine rich lark-like note 

 similar to Alauda arvensis. I am much to blame doubtless for 

 not having secured specimens, but the fact is, I fancied, I 

 could shoot them at any time and kept putting it off from day 

 to day until, at length, I had to leave Deesa with my regiment 

 in a hurry and had no time at the last to go out after them. 

 However, I have no doubt that some of my successors in that 

 part of the country will procure specimens of the bird I refer 

 to and we shall see then whether my surmise as to the species 

 is correct. 



It is very satisfactory to me after my remarks " S. F.," Vol. 

 III., pp. 483 and 484 to find that Mr. Hume at length concurs 

 with the opinions of Mr. Brooks and myself in uniting the two 

 species Drymoipus lerricolor, Hume, and Drymoipus longi- 

 caudatus, Tickell. I think there can be no doubt now that 

 longicaudatus is nothing but the winter plumage of terricolor 

 (Vide " S. F.," Vol. IV., pp. 407 to 410). 



