BIRDS OF THE GUJEANWALA DISTRICT. 709 



1504. The Black-bellied Tern — Sterna vielanoff aster, Temm. 



Common and resident, breeding like the last species on the 

 Chenab and Ravi rivers; T saw, however, but few indidduals 

 during my stay in the district. 



1510. The Little Tern — Sterna minuta, Linn. 



One was seen at Wazirabad on the Palkhu Nallah on the 21st 

 May. 



1517. The Indian Skimmer or Scissor-bill — RhyncJuips alldcoUis, Swains. 



Five were seen on the Palkhu Nallah at Wazirabad on 20th 

 August. 



1517. The Little Cormorant — Rhulacrocorax jaranicus (Horsf.). 



A Cormorant seen flying by the Canal on the 24th July was 

 apparently of this species. 



1542. The Black Ibis — Inocotis 2)ni>iUosus (Texavn.). 



A long line of about 50 Black Ibis were seen flighting shortly 

 before dusk on the evening of 21st April : they were in crescent 

 formation with the horns of crescent pointing forwards. One 

 was seen at Sheikhupura on 17th May. 



1545. The Spoonbill — Platalea leucorodia, Lind. 



Two large birds, which appeared to be Spoonbills, passed high 

 over my house on the early morning of 31st July, flying in a 

 southerly direction. 



1546. The White Stork — Ciconia alba, Bechst. 



Two were seen near Kamoke on 29th March and one near 

 Eminabad on the 14th April. On the return migration, three 

 were seen from the train between Sangla and Wazirabad on 

 20th August : a flock of large birds, 15 or 20 in number, seen in 

 the distance on 26th September was perhaps of this species. 



Single birds were seen on 3rd and 5th October near Hafizabad 

 and Muridke, respectively, v/hile two were seen from the train 

 between Gujranwala and Lahore on 14th October. 



1548 The White-necked Stork — Dissura episcopus (Bodd.). 



One was seen from the train between Gujranwala and Kamoke 

 on 29th March. One was seen on some flooded rice-fields in 

 Gujranwala on 5th July. Two were seen from the train near 

 Akalgarh on 3rd October, soaring in the sky with some vultures, 



1554. The Eastern Purple Heron — Ardea numillensis (Sharpe.). 



Single Herons, almost certainly of this species, were seen from 

 the train between Gujranwala and Lahore on 29th March and 

 27th August. 



1555. The Common Heron — Ardea cinerea, Linn. 



An occasional Heron was observed in March, April, May, 

 August, September and October ; it was also noted in the last 

 week of December 1913. 



