BIRDS OF THE GUJRANWALA DISTRICT. 699 



September 14th.— Some Wagtails noted flying over. 

 September 15th.— Many Wagtails of ^am type about. One 



M. melanope. 

 September 17th. — Two Wagtails of alba type seen and others 



heard. 

 September 22nd. — One M. alba and one M. ijersonata seen. 

 September 26th. — Two or three Wagtails flying over. 

 September 27th. — One M. personata seen. 

 October I'nd. — At Hafizabad, many flocks and odd birds, 



mostly M. alba and M. •personata, but a few fiam types as 



well. 

 October 4th. — Some Wagtails heard. 

 October 6th. — One M. petsonata seen. A few Wagtails noted 



flying overhead. 

 During my visit of the last week of December 1913, M. alba 

 and M. personata were found to be common and generally distri- 

 buted. 



840. The Tree Pipit — Anthus trivialis (L.) 



A few were observed on the spring migration in April, none 

 being seen later than the 24th of the month. 



On the Autumn migration they were much more numerous. 

 The first were noticed flying overhead on 24th August, and from 

 my return from a fortnight's leave on 14th September they were 

 found to be common until the end of the month. A few were 

 also seen during the first week of October. 



847. The Indian Pipit — Anthus rufulus, Vieill. 



Several were met with in April and appeared to be breeding as 

 a female shot was found to have well "developed eggs in her 

 ovary. 



848. The Tawny Pipit — Authus campestris, L. 



Met with in April and again in October. 



860. The Skylark — Alanda arvensis, L. 



Great mimbers of larks, apparently of this species, were found 

 in cultivation during the last week of December 1913. Two 

 large flocks, also I think of this species, were seen flying over- 

 head at Hatizabad on the evening of 2nd October. 



869. The Singing Bush-Lark — Mirafra cantillans, Jerd. 



A female with the ovary minute was shot in a Kikur plantation 

 by the canal on 2nd October. 



874. The Crested Lark — Galeiita cristata, L. 



Common and resident. I fouad a fledged young bird crouch- 

 ing on the ground on the 17th April, as the result of much 

 searching and watching of a pair that I suspected to be nesting. 



895. The Purple Sun-bird — Arachnecthra asiatica (Lath.) 



This abundant summer visitor had already arrived when I 

 reached the district at the end ®f March. It continued common 

 until the end of August, but began to disappear in September, 

 being last noted on the 24th of the month. 



