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think there can be little doubt that this species breeds in the higher moun- 

 tains in Baluchistan, among the rocky precipices. There is one specimen 

 in the MacMahon Museum at Quetta. 



114. Cypselus apus. — The European Swift. [1069.] 



I frequently observed swifts flying over Quetta, which might have been 

 of this species, but I never obtained a specimen. Marshall states that this 

 is the commonest swift near Quetta, arriving in the beginning of May in 

 large numbers, and that he found nests of this species in the root of a cave 

 on May 31st. I cannot help thinking that he may have been mistaken and 

 that the birds he referred to were really the next species, Cypseluii 

 murinus. I think however that a certain number of Cypselus ap>u$ also 

 pass through Balucliistan every year. There is one specimen, said to be 

 of this species, in the MacMahon Museum at Quetta. 



115. Cypselus murinus. — The Pale Brown Swift. [1070.] 



This is the species, which I believe to be the common one in Baluchistan 

 in summer, not Cypselus apus, as stated by Marshall. I saw many which 

 I believe were of this species, in the valleys between Kach and Ziarat, in 

 June and July and these were undoubtedly breeding there. 



116. Cypselus affinis. — The Common Indian Swift. [1073.] 



1 personally observed this species but rarely in the Quetta Valley, but 

 Marshall states that it is common in the hot weather, and that it arrives at 

 the end of April. He records having found three nests with fresh eggs 

 in the root of a cave on May 17th. 



Capkimtjlgid.e. 



117. Caprimulyus europceus. — The European Nightjar. [1092.] 



Fairly common in summer, but never seen in winter as it migrates to 

 warmer regions for the winter months. I think it certainly breeds in Balu- 

 chistan and 1 could mention as localities the Woodcock Spinney and Gal- 

 braith Spinney near Quetta, where I have very little doubt that nests could 

 be found. 



CUCULID^E. 



118. Cuculus canovus. — The Cuckoo. [1104.] 



A summer visitant to Baluchistan, and fairly common in the higher 

 mountains. A good many, 1 think, breed at Ziarat at 8,000 feet and 

 upwards, probably using the nests of Pipits and Buntings to lay their eggs 

 in, though I never actually found any myself. I have occasionally seen 

 Cuckoos in the Quetta Valley. In winter they migrate to warmer regions. 

 There is one specimen of this species in the MacMahon Museum ab Quetta. 



PSITTAOID/E. 



119. Palaeornis torquatus. — The Rose-ringed Parroquet. [1138.] 



1 have occasionally seen small parties of this species in the gardens in 

 Quetta, but I do not think it breeds in Baluchistan, as I never saw them 

 before July, and they stay on till late in the autumn before migrating to 

 warmer regions. In November 19131 obtained a specimen in my garden in 

 Quetta. There are three specimens of this species in the MacMahon 

 Museum at Quebta. 



Stbigid^.. 



120. Bubo iynavus. — The Eagle Owl. [1167.] 



A constant resident in Baluchistan, though sparsely distributed. It 

 breeds in the momitains of Baluchistan. In 1912 Major Marshall, R. G. A., 



