NOTES ON THE BIRDS 01 SERORE, CENTRAL INDIA. 161 



Date of Date of 



Arrival. Departure. 



1003. Iynx torqtjilla, The Common Wry- 

 neck. Rather scarce . . . . . . . . Oct. 17 Mar. 26 



1028. Merops pbksicus, The Blue-Cheeked 

 Bee-eater. Occurred in huge flocks from the 7th 

 to the end of October 1909 in company with M. 

 philippinus about Bhopal Jheel . . . . . . Oct. 7 .... 



1066. Upupa epops, The European Hoopoe. 

 Common in winter 



1104. CucuLUS CANOKUS, The European 

 Cuckoo. Fairly common in summer 



1265. TiNNUNCXJLtrs ALAUDAiuus, The Kes- 

 trel. Very common . . 



1305. TuRTUB, FERRAGO, The Indian Turtle- 

 Dove. Scarce up tiU March, but very common all 

 March and up to 20th April . . . . . . . . Nov. 7 ' Apr. 20 



1446. ^GiALiTis ALEXANDRiNA, The Keutish- 

 Plover. Fairly common — 2 pairs observed in 

 breeding plumage on May 1st . . . . . . Sept. 19 May 1 



1460. ToTANUS HYPOLETJCUs, The Common 

 Sandpiper. Common . . . . . . . . Sept. 3 May 2 



1606. Nyroca FBRRtTGiNEA, The White-eyed 

 Duck. Common up till May and there were still 

 four on the Bhopal lake on June 5th . . . . Oct. 15 June 5 



III.— PARTIAL MIGRANTS. 



508. Campophaga sykesi, The Black-headed 

 'Cuckoo-Shrike. A monsoon visitor, very common 

 in the jungle where it nests . . . . . . . . June 14 .... 



518. Oriolus kundoo. The Indian Oriole. 

 Very common in summer, the majority leave early 

 in October. A very few stay the winter . . . . Mar. 1 Oct. 10 



555. Sturnopastor contra, The Pied Myna. 

 Common in winter about jheels and up tiU mid- 

 May Oct. 23 May 19 



568. Cygrnis sttpercilliaris, The White- 

 browned blue Flycatcher. Only seen ia March Mar. 20 



579. Stoparola melanops. The V e r d i t e r 

 Flycatcher. Rather scarce . . . . . . . . Nov. 10 Mar. 20 



588. AisBONAX LATiROSTRis, The Brown Fly- 

 catcher. Common in the jungle, nests freely. Its 

 habit of constantly depressing its tail makes 

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