LIST OF THE BIRDS 01 BALUCHISTAN. 755 



76. Emheiiza striolata. — The Striolated Bunting, [802]. • 



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

 states that it is not rare in the hills in summer, and probably breeds there, 

 as he saw them at the end of June. 



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77. Chelidon icrbica. — The Martin. [804]. 



I have occasionally observed Martins in the Quetta Valley, which I 

 believe were of this species, but I never obtained a specimen. Marshall 

 records that he shot one, which he identified as of this species, and gives its 

 measurements as follows, viz : length 5| in., "Wing 4^. in., Tail 2f in. 



78. Ptyonoprofpie Tupestris. — The Crag Martin. [810], 



Common throughout the mountains of Baluchistan, where it breeds, 

 though I personally never found any nests, but Marshall records finding 

 nests in May and June with young birds in them. I have taken the nest 

 of this species in Ladak. 



79. Hirundo rustica. — The Swallow. [813]. 



Very common in Baluchistan in summer. It arrives in March, and 

 migrates to warmer regions again in October. It breeds in the Quetta 

 Valley in May, and it is quite a common thing to see these birds flying in 

 and out feeding their young in their nests, built in the native shop-fronts 

 in the main street of the Quetta Bazaar, during April and May. There is 

 one specimen of this species in the MacMahon Museum at Quetta. 



80. Hirundo smithii. — The Wire-tailed Swallow. [818], 



Found sparingly in the Quetta Valley in summer, migrating to warmer 

 regions again in the winter. I think it must certainly breed in Baluchistan, 

 though I never found a nest, though I often saw the birds. 



81. Hirundo rufula.— The European Striated Swallow. [824], 



I occasionally observed a species of Striated Swallow in Baluchistan, 

 which I believe was this one, but I never obtained a specimen. Marshall 

 records that Hirundo nepalensis, Hodgson's Striated Swallow is fairly 

 numerous round Quetta in summer, and that he found a nest. Perhaps he 

 was right, but 1 took the species of striated swallow seen in the Quetta 

 Valley to be Hirundo rufcda, but it is impossible to determine this, without 

 obtaining specimens. 



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82. Motacilla alba.— The White Wagtail. [826]. 



Common in the Quetta Valley from October to April, but none are seen 

 there in summer. There is one specimen of this species in the MacMahon 

 Museum at Quetta. 



83, Motacilla personata.— The Masked Wagtail. [829]. 



I occasionally observed this species in the Quetta Valley in winter, and 

 also at Ziarat at about 8,000 feet in June and July, and I think it must 

 certainly breed there, though I did not find any nests. It appears to be 

 nowhere common at any season. 



