NOTES ON THE BIRDS OF SEHORE, CENTRAL INDIA. 155 



I.— TRUE MIGRANTS. 



Date of Date of 



Arrival. Departure. 



362. LocusTELLA SXKAMINEA, The Tvirkestan 

 Grasshopper Warbler. Put up several in long grass 

 on January 16th and shot one . . . . . . .... Jan. 16 



367. AcROCEPHALUs AGKicoLA, The Paddy Field 

 Warbler. Common in reed beds all winter . . Nov. Apr. 17 



377, LusciNiOLA MBLANOPOGON, The moust- 

 ached Sedge Warbler. Fairly common in reed beds. Dec. Mar. 6 



407. Phylloscopus tristis, The Brown Willow 



Warbler. Common . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 22 Apr. 7 



408. Phylloscopus indicus, The Olivacous 

 Willow Warbler. Rather scarce, usually seen 

 singly or in pairs, but on 3rd April I saw about 

 twelve in one bush. Though unlike a typical Phyl- 

 loscopus in habits {vide Gates and Blanford), still 

 it closely resembles P. tickelli in notes and habits 

 as well as in colouring, and it is its note which 



generally leads to its discovery . . . . . . Oct. 25 Apr. 3 



420. AoANTHOPNBUSTE NixiDUS, The Green 

 Willow Warbler. Common until the end of Octo- 

 ber, not noted later, or in spring . . . . . . Sept. 20 .... 



479. Lanius isabellinus, The Pale Brown 

 Shrike. Rather scarce . . . . . . . . Nov. Mar. 6 



481. Lanius CRIST atus. The Brown Shrike. A 

 fairly common winter visitor, date of departure 

 not noted . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 18. .... 



528. Pastor roseus, The Rosy Pastor. Com- 

 mon, large flocks pour in as the jowari ripens to- 

 wards the end of November . . . . . . Oct. 17 May 5 



532. Sturntjs mektzbieki, The Indian Starling. 

 Saw one flock on the 12th of December 1908, that 

 is all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .... 



561. SiPHiA PARVA, The European Red-breast- ' 

 ed Flycatcher. Abundant . . . . . . . . Sept. 28 Apr. 15 



620. Saxicola opistholbuca, Stricklands Chat. 

 Common Oct. 3 Mar. 28 



625. Saxicola isabbllina, The Isabelline Chat. 

 Common during their stay, date of departure not 



noted, but certainly common up till January 16th. Nov. 7 Jan. 16 



626. Saxicola deserti. The Desert Chat. 



Same as No. 625 . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 2 Jan. 16 



