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|,pparently for ornament, I found many of these nests in the Hanna 

 ''alley, shaped like a large ball, with a tube leading into it. The birds 

 Diiild up the mud, when quite soft, and when sun-dried it gets like a 

 sun-dried brick. I obtained one specimen near Urak in April 1913. 



Certhiii)^. 



14. Certhia liimalayana, — The Himalayan Tree-Creeper. [341]. 



Common at Ziarat. at 8,000 ft. and more, and it certainly breeds there in 

 the Juniper Forest. I saw birds in nestling plumage there in July. I have 

 also seen this species in the Quetta Valley in winter. 



15, TicJiodroma muraria. — The Wall-Creeper, [348], 



Found throughout Baluchistan in the mountains, wherever there are 

 rocky wall-faces, and it must, I think, breed there. Several specimens were 

 Shot in 1918 in the mountains near Quetta by Captain Meinertzhagen,. 

 Eoyal Fusiliers. There are two specimens of this species in the MacMahon 

 Museum at Quetta. 



Syiviid^. 



16, Acroce2)halus stentoreus, — The Indian Great Eeed-Warbler. [363]. 

 Not uncommon in the Quetta Valley along the bed of the Lora River,. 



where it also probably breeds. I obtained a specimen in young plumage in 

 my garden in Quetta in August 1913. 



17, Lusciniola melcmopogon. — The Moustached Sedge-Warbler. [377]. 



I have never personally observed this species in Baluchistan, but one was 

 shot in 1913 by Captain Meinertzhagen, Eoyal Fusiliers, and 1 saw this- 

 specimen in the MacMahon Museum at Quetta. 



18. Hypolais rama. — Sykes' Tree-Warbler. [394], 



Fairly common in the Quetta Valley in summer, and it breeds there in 

 gardens and plantations, I found several nests and took one with 4 eggs 

 on June 6th, 1913, in the Galbraith Spinney near Quetta, 1 also shot the 

 cock bird, and sent the skin to the Bombay Natural History Society, This 

 species migrated to the plains during winter. The nests are pretty little^ 

 cups placed low down in bushes, often in a rose-bush or tamarisk bush. 



19. Sylvia jerdoni. — The Eastern Orphean- Warbler. [399], 



I found a small colony of this species near Kahan on the road from 

 Kach to Ziarat, on July 10th, 1913, and obtained one specimen, which I 

 sent to the Bombay Natural History Society, I think this species must, 

 breed in the locality mentioned. It has a very sweet and powerful song, 



20, Sylvia minuscula. — The Small White-throated Warbler, [403], 



I have not personally observed this species in Baluchistan, but Marshall 

 speaks of small flocks of these birds occurring on migration in April- 

 There is one specimen, said to be of this species, in the MacMahon Museum 

 at Quetta. 



21. Fhylloscoxjus tiistis. — The Brown Willow Warbler. [407], 



I have never personally observed this species in Baluchistan, but 

 Marshall states that he shot one in February in his garden, and there are 



