C. clasypus as an inhabitant of that country ; lie states, Iiowever, that Mai'tins. which he 

 determined to he C. urbica, were ohserved migrating in small parties through the Pamir 

 in the latter part of August. In the British Museum are three specimens, received 

 in exchange from the St. Petersburg Museum, which bear the following labels : — 

 "Tchimkent, May 3; R. Kurkuran, Aug. IS ; and Uljauutai, X.W. Mongolia, May 11." 

 Dr. Pleske kindh' informs us that Tchimkent is a small fortress, not far from Tashkend, 

 while Uljauutai is in Mongolia, between Kobdo and Urga, on a well-known caravan- 

 route. The species has likewise been recorded by Messrs. Homeyer and Tancre from 

 the Altai Mountains, though it might have been expected that C. clasypus would have 

 replaced C. urbica in this locality. 



During the Second Expedition to Yarkand in 1873-71, specimens were shot at 

 Saspul and Snurla on the Indus at the latter end of August, at Leh on the 30th of the 

 same mouth, and again at Sanju on the 29th of October; besides these specimens obtained 

 by Dr. Stoliczka, Colonel Biddulph also secured a specimen at Kargil in Ladak ; the 

 latter gentleman likewise states that it was observed by him in Gilgit in July, and 

 Dr. Scully also says that it is a summer visitor to Gilgit, where it is very commoii in 

 May and June. Mr. W. E. Brooks states that he saw flocks of this species at Masuri at 

 the end of April, and obtained three specimens, now in the Hume Collection. When he 

 returned in June they were all gone. 



Mr. Hume received some specimens from Thundiani in Iluzara, a little sauitariuiu 

 nearly 9000 feet above the level of the sea, where the birds are plentiful during the 

 summer. Other specimens of the Common Martin are in the Hume Collection from 

 Kandeish, killed in November, and from Shemogah in Mysore, obtained in April. Jerdon 

 recorded the Martin from the Xilghiris in ]March, but said nothing as to its breeding in 

 this locality, though Mr. Hume has received from Coimbatore some young specimens 

 from Mr. Pt. P. Carter. These were obtained in January, and were doubtless bred in the 

 neighbourhood, as the following note shows that the Martin actually breeds in Southern 

 India. In Mr. Oates's edition of Mr. Hume's ' Xests and Eggs of Indian Birds' we 

 read : — 



" Major M. F. Coussmaker writes from Bangalore regarding this Martin : — ' I took 

 the nest of this bird on May 1, in the Shemogah Districts, Mysore. The spot selected liy 

 this colony was a large overhanging rock in the bed of the Biver Tuuga, about three 

 miles from Shemogah ; they a]:)pear to have bred in the same place for many years, as 

 the under surface of the rock was covered with old nests. Tlie nests I got were so broken 

 that I could take no reliable nieasarcmeuts. The esTirs were mosllv lianl-si't, and \.\\v 

 number varied from two to four in each nest. Tlicy were pinky white before being- 

 blown, and measured wX'-') inch. I believe that this species has not l)een found 

 breeding in India before. Had I known this at the time I wouhl have made greater 

 exertions to get a perfect nest, but the rock is very dillicult to get at ou iiig to its shape 

 and position.' " 



In Africa the Uousc-Martin is onlv known as a winter visitor, iiiiLiral ini; bv tlie 



