162 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXIV. 



146. Pterocles lichtensteini. — The Close-barred Sandgrouse. [1518.] 



I believe I observed this species on one occasion in Baluchistan, but am 

 not certain of this. Blanford states on page 57 of Vol. IV that this 

 species is found in Baluchistan, and is probably resident throughout its 

 range . 



147. Pterocles coronatus.—Th.e Ooronetted Sandgrouse. [1319.] 



A resident species in Baluchistan, and I think no doubt breeds there. I 

 shot one of these birds in the Zhob Valley in January 1891. I do not think 

 it is anywhere common. There is one specimen in the MacMahon Museum 

 at Quetta. 



148. Pteroclurus alchata. — The large Pin-tailed Sandgrouse. [1320. ^ 

 Fairly common in flocks in spring and autumn, but I do not think it 



remains to breed, except perhaps in the higher valleys. There is one 

 specimen in the MacMahon Museum at Quetta. 



149. Pteroclurus exustus. — The Common Sandgrouse. [1321.] 

 Common in flocks in Baluchistan in spring and autumn, though not so 



numerous as Pterocles arenariuH, which is, I think, the commonest sand- 

 grouse in Baluchistan. I do not think this species breeds in Baluchistan. 



150. Pteroclurus senegallus. — The Spotted Sandgrouse. [1322.] 



I have never personally observed this species in Baluchistan, but Blanford 

 on page 62 of Vol. IV states that it is distributed from Northern Africa 

 to South- Western Asia, and mentions a specimen from Pirchoki, below the 

 Bolan Pass. There is also a specimen in the MacMahon Museum at Quetta, 

 said to be of this species. 



Phasianidze. 



151. Coturnix communis. — The Common or Grey Quail. [1355.] 

 Found in Baluchistan in spring and autumn, but only sparingly, and 



apparently it does not breed in Baluchistan, but only passes through on 

 migration. There are three specimens in the MacMahon Museum at 

 Quetta. 



162. Caccabis clmcar. — The Chukor. [1370.] 



Very common in all the mountains of Baluchistan, and breeds every- 

 where in the mountains but not in the open valleys. Very good sport is 

 obtainable with these birds in many places in Baluchistan, as they fly 

 strongly, and have to be hit well forward to bring them down. I have shot 

 many in the Zhob Valley, as well as in the valleys near Quetta. There are 

 five specimens in the MacMahon Museum at Quetta. 



153. Ammoperdix bonhami. — The See-See. [1371.] 



Common all over Baluchistan, and breeds everywhere like the Chukor; it 

 is a resident species all the year round, and gives good sport with the gun. 

 I shot many of these birds all the way up the Zhob Valley, and also in the 

 mountains and valleys near Quetta. This species comes more down into 

 the open valleys than does the Chukor. There are four specimens in the 

 MacMahon Museum at Quetta. 



154. Francolinus imlgaris. — The Black Partridge or Common Francolin 

 [1372.] 



I never observed this species m Baluchistan myself, but to my certain 

 knowledge a cock bird was shot in the Galbraith Spinney, about 2^ miles 

 from Quetta, by Captain Meinertzhagen, 7th Royal Fusiliers, and I think 

 it was in the month of November 1913. I do not think this species breeds 

 in Baluchistan, except possibly in the districts towards the plains of India 

 to the East. There is one specimen in the MacMahon Museum at Quetta. 



