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say with certainty. The bird I saw appeared to be too pale for L.. 

 cristatus nor to have the contrastive plumage of L. phcenicuroides. 

 488. The Common Wood-shrike — Tephrodomis pondicerianus. 



Fairly common, permanent resident and breeds at Lahore in Febr- 

 uary and March, most nests containing young in April. 

 495. The Short-billed Minivet — Pericrocotus brevirostris . 



A common and conspicuous winter visitor to Lahore. I have never 

 seen it earlier than November or later than March. 

 500. The Small Minivet — Pericrocotus perigrinus. 



Common permanent resident. Breeds in March and April, most 

 nests having young in May. 

 518. The Indian Oriole — Oriolus kundoo. 



Mr. Dewar has already pointed out in this Journal that this species 

 is only a hot weather visitor to Lahore, a fact I am able to confirm. It 

 arrives at tihe end of March or thejbeginning of April and departs in 

 September. I have found nests in May, June and July, often in the 

 same tree as a King Crow's nest and on one occasion in the same 

 tree as a King Crow's and a Red Turtle Dove's nest. 

 528. The Rose-coloured Starling — Pastor roseus. 



This bird passes through Lahore in large flocks during the first half of 

 April, its spring migration lasting about a fortnight, and returns in the 

 middle of July, the earliest recorded date being July 17th. Its return 

 migration is far more leisurely and the flocks contain a large propor- 

 tion of young birds. Scattered flocks may be met with now and then 

 throughout the cold weather, 

 530. The Central-Asian Starling — Sturnus porphryonotus . 



Though other species of Starling very likely visit the Punjab in the 

 cold weather, this is the only one I have shot and can name with cer- 

 tainty. This is, I think, the Starling which is a common winter visitor 

 to Lahore arriving in October and leaving in March. 

 544. The Black-headed Myna — Temenuehus pagodarum. 



I once met with a single individual of this species at Lahore during 

 the cold weather which I think may have been an escaped cage bird. 

 If it occurs at all it is only as a rare straggler in the cold weather. 

 549. The Common Myna — Acridotheres tristis. 



The commonest bird at Lahore and resident. It breeds from March 

 to September occasionally in old Squirrel's and Crow's nests. 

 551. The Bank Myna — Acridotheres ginginianus. 



Common and I think resident. It breeds in colonies in pits in the 

 brick fields at Lahore in May and June. 

 561 . The European Red-breasted Flycatcher — Siphia parva. 



This is a not uncommon winter visitor to Lahore, arriving about the 

 middle of October and leaving by the end of April ; in which two 

 months it is most plentiful. 

 592. The Grey-headed Flycatcher — Culicicapa ceylonensis. 



I have seen this bird at Lahore in November and December but do 

 not think that it is a regular winter visitor. 

 598. The Indian Paradise Flycatcher — Terpsiphone paradisi. 



This is another species which I agree with Mr. Dewar in accounting 

 only a hot weather visitor to Lahore. According to my observations 

 it arrives in April and leaves in September and breeds in April and May. 

 604. The white-browed Fantail Flycatcher — Rhipidura albifrontata. 



A common resident at Lahore breeding chiefly in April and May. 

 608. The Common Pied Bush-Chat — Prantincola caprata. 



A common and permanent resident. Breeds chiefly in April but also 

 in May and June. 



