BIRDS OF THE GUJRANWALA DISTRICT. 707 



1431. The Red-wattled Lapwing — Sarcor/mmmus indicus (Bodd.). 



Abundant, generally distributed and resident. I found two 

 nests as follows : — 



IWi May. Kamoke.S hardset eggs in a slightly heaped-up 

 ring of small lumps of earth, mixed with a few straws, 

 etc., all apparently collected by the bird. This nest 

 was placed in one of the small irrigation squares, lying 

 fallow, by a well, some 70 yards from the Rest-house. 

 The bird walked away quietly from the nest, but 

 became noisy when it was interfered with. 

 20th August. Wazirabad. — Two hardset and one addled 

 egg from a nest on a small raised hump on sandy 

 ground. The nest was a banked up hollow of small dry 

 bits of earth. The bird walked away from the nest and 

 did not make much fuss when it was touched. 

 On the same day, from the train, I saw a pair running, with a 

 young bird about the size of a common Sandpiper. 



1433. The Yellow- Wattled Lapwing — Sarciophorus malabaricus (Bodd.). 



A flock of Plover seen on some dry sandy ground in the last 

 week of December 1913, was possibly of this species. 



1436. The Lapwing or Peewit — Vanellus vulgaris, Bechst. 



A flock was seen in the last week of December 1913. 

 1457. The Black-winged Stilt — Himantopus candidus, Bonn. 



A. single individual was first seen on 3rd August ; after that 

 until my departure on the 14th October, I saw several including, 

 on 13th August, a party of twelve. The majority were met with 

 in the flooded fields of growing rice. 



Two were observed in the last week of December 1913. 



J 460. The Common Sandpiper — Totanus hi/poleucus, L. 



First observed on 18th July when a couple were found feeding 

 along the edges of the Canal; another single bird was observed 

 on 24th July and some more on 27th July. 



Two were seen on 20th September. . 



Apart from the above records none were definitely identified 

 and the species was clearly much less abundant than the two 

 following species. 



Seme were noted in the last week of December 1913. 



1461. The Wood Sandpiper — Totanus glareola, Gm. 



Chiefly, if not entirely, a spring and autumn passage migrant. 

 On the spring migration three were seen on an irrigated field on 

 the 28th April and what was apparently a Wood Sandpiper was 

 seen at Hafizabad on 6th May. 



On the return migration I met with a small flock of 6 or 7 ori 

 some irrigated rice-fields on 2nd and 5th July and flock of some 

 15 or 20 individuals in the same place on 16th July. From this 

 time onwards until the end of the month, they were common on 

 the rice-fields, often being met with in flocks and greatly out- 

 numbering the Green Sandpipers. During August they remained 

 common, but decreased again by September. One was seen at 

 Hafizabad on 2nd October. 



