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on which clays a number usually flighted past my house in 

 company with Hirundo rustica in the early mornings flying 

 towards the South-east ; from then until my departure on 14th 

 October, Sand Martins were common and widely spread. No 

 specimens were obtained. 



813. The Swallow — Hirundo rustica, L. 



The first Swallow was noted on the autumn migration on 19th 

 July. In August a large number were seen ; there was usually 

 a morning flight of birds passing my house in a South-easterly 

 direction, but during a visit to Wazirabad from the 20th to the 

 23rd of the month, the flights observed were generally in a 

 Westerly direction and in the evening. On the 17th of August, 

 in the course of a train journey from Gujranwala to Sangla, I 

 saw big flocks everywhere along the line. 



In September and the first half of October, their numbers 

 seemed to have diminished, but the morning South-easterly 

 flight past my house was still noticed on many days. 



During my visit to the district in the last week of December 

 1913 swallows were noted on two or three occasions, on one of 

 which a large number were found collected by a pond. 



818. The "Wire-tailed Swallow — Hirundo smithii. Leach. 



Probably a summer visitor only. Observed from 13th April 

 to 14th October in small numbers only, usually in the neighbour- 

 hood of the canal. 



Wagtails. The genus — Motacilla. 



During my stay in Gujranwala, I had but few opportunities 

 of observing the Wagtails, and have in consequence but very 

 incomplete notes. No specimens were collected so the identity 

 of the birds seen was for the most part not ascertained, I will 

 accordingly mass under one head an abstract of my notes : — 

 April 1st. — One Motacilla alba. 

 April 2nd. — A flight of some 20 Motacilla alba, at least one 



M, per sonata. 

 April 3rd. — Two Wagtails flying high. 



April 4th. — Two Wagtails of jiava or citreola type in a corn- 

 field. 

 April 5th. — One M. alba. 

 April 14th. — One Wagtail of alba type. 

 April 17th. — • A Wagtail heard. 

 May, June and July. — No Wagtails noted. 

 August 2nd. — A flock of birds seen flying high appeared to be 



Wagtails. 

 August 18th. — At Sangla, a flock of a dozen Wagtails oi flava 



type. 

 August 22ad.— At Wazirabad, a flock passed over in the 



morning and another in the evening, both probably oi Jiava 



types. 

 August 23rd. — At Wazirabad, a flight of flava types passed 



over high early. 

 August 24th. — Many Wagtails seen and heard flying overhead. 

 August 27th. — Many Wagtails flying about in the early 



morning. 

 (August 28th to September 12th, — I was away on leave.) 



