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By W. T. Blanford, F.R.S., &c. 



I had proposed to write out the notes made on the birds of 

 Sind during 1 the last three cold seasons in the form of a paper 

 for Stray Feathers. Time, however, has failed me, and I 

 therefore give the following list of species not, so far as I know, 

 previously noticed in the province. I must leave all details 

 for another time. The numbers are from Jerdon and Hume's 

 catalogue. 



I. — Vultur monachus. Seen once near Rohri. 



2. — Otogyps calvus. Not uncommon in the hills, west and 

 north-west of Kotri and in the lower hills of the Kirthar 

 range, west of Upper Sind. I also saw it, once near Rohri. 



5. — Gyps bengalensis. Once seen near Rohri, where this 

 and the two other species were all seen together, (one indivi- 

 dual of each,) by the carcase of a goat. I rode within a few 

 yards and clearly identified all three. 



39. — Spilornis cheela. A single individual was seen on the 

 Nari Nai. 



68. — Asio accipitrinus (Otus brachyotus, Auct). A small 

 flock seen (one shot) in the desert of Eastern Sind, near the town 

 of Gadra, in Thar and Pakhar. 



72. — Ketupa ceylonensis. Shot on the Gaj river. 



74 sept. — Scops brucei. A pair obtained near Uraarkot. 



98. — Cypselus melba. Seen on Miagwau, a peak of the 

 Kirthar range. 



160. — Picus mahrattensis. A pair shot near Umarkot in 

 Thar and Paikar. There is also a pair amongst some specimens 

 obtained by my collector, either at Karachi or Kotri. He asserts 

 that he shot the birds at the former locality. Judging by the 

 usual accuracy of his statements, it is more probable that he 

 obtained the specimens at the latter place. 



197. — XantholuEma h^emacephala. The well known note 

 was heard at Rohri. 



222. — Taccocua affinis (T. Sirkee, Var.) A single specimen 

 procured on the Habh River on the frontier of Beluchistan. 



386 bis. — Pyutorhis altirostris. A single specimen shot at 

 Mangrani between Sukkur and Shikarpur. This is the most 

 interesting addition to the Avifauna of Sind, since I/i/percolius 

 ampelinus. 



It will be seen on reference to Jour. As. Soc, Bengal, for 

 1876, Pt., II, p. 197, that Major Godwin-Austen has ascertained 

 that the type of this species is fortunately preserved in the 

 British Museum, and he has identified his specimens from 



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