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



OEDICNBMIDiE. 



163. (Edicnemus scolopax. — The Stone Curlew. [1418.] 



1 have not personally observed this species in Baluchistan, but on page 205 

 of Vol. IV Blanford states that it is found in Central and South-Western 

 Asia, and Marshall records that one was shot out of a pair in very cold 

 weather in March. He does not give the locality. 



Glakeolid^ . 



164. Cursorius gallicus. — The Green-coloured Courier Plover. [1423.] 

 Sparsely distributed in Baluchistan. I shot several of these birds in the 



Zhob Valley in the spring of 1891. Marshall records shooting two in 

 September. I think some probably breed in Baluchistan. There is one 

 specimen in the MacMahon Museum at Quetta. 



CHARADRIIDiE. 



165. Sarcogrammus indicus. — The Red-wattled Lapwing. [1431.] 

 Found sparsely in Baluchistan. Have seen them at odd times in the 



Quetta Valley during the winter months. I also saw a few at Ziarat at about 

 8,0U0 feet in June and July, and 1 think there can be little doubt that 

 it breeds there. Marshall records one being shot in March, in very cold 

 weather, near Quetta. There is one specimen of this species in the Mac- 

 Mahon Museum at Quetta. 



166. Vanellus vulgaris. — The Lapwing or Peewit. [1436.] 



Some of these birds are seen every winter in the Quetta Valley but I do 

 not think it ever appears in large numbers nor do I think that any remain 

 to breed in Baluchistan. I freqtiently saw a few in winter near the Lora 

 River in the fields. There is one specimen in the MacMahon Museum at 

 Quetta . 



167. Chettusia leucura. — The White-tailed Lapwing. [1438.] 



This species passes through Baluchistan in its spring and autumn 

 migration. I saw several small flocks in the autumn of 1912 in the Quetta 

 Valley, and obtained one specimen shot by Major Marshall, R. G. A. I sent 

 the skin to the South Kensington Museum, where it was identified as this 

 species. 



168. Charadrius plunalis.—Th.e GioldtinVlovBx. [1440.] 



I have not personally observed this species in Baluchistan, but on page 

 235 of Vol. IV, Blanford records that he shot one at Gwadar in Baluchis- 

 tan in January 1872. It probably jDasses through both in spring . and 

 autumn. 



169. Mgialitis geoffroiji. — The Large Sand-Plover. [1442.] 



I have not personally observed this species in Baluchistan, but Marshall 

 records that one was brought to him in March, which had been shot out of 

 a small flock of five or six birds, and he identified it as this species. If this 

 identification is correct, it appears that this species must range further to the 

 West than is stated by Blanford. 



170. Mgialitis dubia. — The Little-Ringed Plover. [1447.] 



Have often seen flocks of these little Plovers in the Quetta Valley in 

 earlv spring. I think it is probable that a certain number breed in Balu- 

 chistan. 



171. Himantopus candidus. — The Black-winged Stilt. [1451.] 



Fairly common in suitable places in Baluchistan, and I believe breeds on 

 Khushdil Khan Lake. 



