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Mr. Donald, the Political Officer, however, tells me that a few pairs nest regu- 

 larly every year near Hangu (2,700 feet), usually selecting holes in the Boquain 

 tree {Melia azedarach) as nesting-sites. 



[549.] Acridotheres TEiSTis. The Common Myna. Eattray, J. B. IST. 

 H. S. xii. p. 339 (common and resident) ; Marshall, op. cit. xvi. p. 602 

 (a few occur in spring ); Fulton, op. cit. xvi. p. 49 (resident in Chitral, occurring 

 up to 8,000 ft. in summer ); Rattray, t, c. p. 427 (common around Murree) ;. 

 Ward, op. cit. xvii. p. 479. 



Resident and extremely common, occurring up to 7,000 feet in the Kurram 

 Valley in the summer, and at Fort Lockhart (6,500 feet) all the year round, in 

 spite of the heavy snowfall. 



[551.] Acridotheres ginginsiands. The Grey-Bank Myna. 



Small flocks occur in the District in February and March, and are usually 

 seen following cattle on the grass-farms. Major Magrath has found the bird 

 fairly common'in Bannu, and has sent an example to the British Museum. 



Amplelis garrulus. The Waxwing. 



Whitehead, Bull. B. O. C. xxi. p. 19. 



416. $ ad. Samana, 6,500 ft., 16th December 1906. 



I first met with this handsome bird on the 11th of December, in a small 

 garden near the Fort, but just as I had sighted it with my glasses, up flew a 

 flock of G-old finches and began mobbing it, and away it went, uttering a soft 

 whistling note. Five days later, on visting the same spot, I was lucky enough 

 to again find a Waxwing there. It was in fine condition with four wax- like 

 tips to the secondaries of each wing. In addition to this example, Major 

 Magrath shot one, a male, extremely fat, in his garden in Bannu, lat. 33° 

 (apparently the farthest southern record for this species), on the 20th of 

 March. Colonel Ward records another secured on the 8th of the same 

 month at 7.000 feet in Kashmir. 



[To be continued.] 



