NOTES ON THE BIRDS 01 SEHORE, CENTRAL INDIA. 159 



Date of Date of 



Arrival. Departure. 

 1588. Oasakca rtjtila, The Braliminy Duck. 



Fortunately not very common . . . . . . Oct. 31 .... 



1595. Chaulelasmus strbpebuS; The Gad- 

 wall. Common up till May 1st, and I believe later. Nov. 10 May 1 



1599. Makecca PENELOPE. The Wigeon. Not 



very common . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 7 May 1 



1600. Dafila acuta, The Pintail. Very com- 

 mon. The majority left in March and April, but 

 a flock varying from six to twenty remained on 



through May and till 12th June . . . . . . Oct. 25 June 12 



1601. QuERQUEDBCULA ciRCiA, The Garganey 

 Teal. Very common in autumn and spring. More 

 than a hundred remained on Bhopal lake till the 

 end of June. Three pairs and one odd one re- 

 mained, stayed throughout July (still there on 31st 

 the last time I visited the lake). One shot (skin 



preserved) on July 2nd . . . . . . . . Oct. 7 July 31 



1602. Spatula clypeata, The Shoveller. 

 Common up till the end of April. One pair at 



least stayed till June 12th . . . . . . . . Oct. 27 June 12 



1604. Netta rubina, The Red-headed Po- 

 chard. Common. Probably arrives much earlier. . Dec. 5 Mar. 20 



1605. Nyroca eerrina, The Common Po- 

 chard. Common . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 21 Mar. 30 



1609. Nyroca fuligula, The Tufted Duck. 

 Common till April — 8 stayed in Bhopal Lake till 

 May 1st and 1 pair was constantly seen till July 

 31st Nov. 10 July 31 



II.— MIGRANTS. 



363. AcROCEPHALUS sTENTOREus, The Indian 

 Great Reed Warbler. Common in November, 

 December and April — not seen between December 

 and April Nov. 10 Apr. 21 



365. AcROCEPHALUS DUMETORUM, Blyth's 

 Reed Warbler. Common till the end of October, 

 especially in gardens — not noted in spring . . Sep. 20 .... 



395. Hypolais rama, . Syke's Tree- Warbler. 

 Common till mid-November and again in February 



and March Oct. 7 Apr. 14 



396. Hypolais caligata, The Booted Tree- 

 Warbler. Same as 395 Oct. 7 Mar. 25 



