552 Mr. W. Jesse on the 
unfortunately mislaid the skin. The bird was perched on some 
long grass on rough ground by the jheel side. I think that it 
must hare been of this species ; but until I can find the skin 
and properly identify it^ I prefer to mark it as doubtful. 
I find^ on looking through the Catalogue of the Lucknow 
Museum^ that there is a skin labelled '' ? ad., Gonda.''^ 
The Marshalls record it from Cawnpore in February. 
No. 615. ^Oreicola ferrea. Dark-grey Bush-Chat. 
The discovery here of this species_, which, I believe, has 
never before been recorded from the plains proper, is some- 
Avhat curious. 
In the winter of 1897 I shot a bird, with which, at the 
time, I was unacquainted, and, before I had time to investi- 
gate the matter, lost the skin. On describing the bird as 
well as I could from memory, the conclusion was arrived at 
that it must be a male of Sylvia jerdoni, a bird that was not 
unlikely to be found, and accordingly I entered it as such in 
my last " additions.''^ Having occasion to overhaul some 
old drawers of skins before leaving for England, I found the 
missing specimen hidden aAvay, and at once recognised it as 
the Dark-grey Eush-Chat, (^, a number of examples of 
which I had collected in the higher hills in 1900. I com- 
pared it very carefully with a whole series of O. ferrea, and 
quite satisfied myself this time as to its correct identity. 
It was shot while feeding on insects in a babool tree. 
Xo. 6.25. Saxicola isabellixa. Isahelline Chat. 
No. 6.26. Saxtcola deserti. Desert Chat. 
These two Chats, or Wheatears, are not very numerous, 
but a few may generally be found sitting on bits of kunker 
on the " usar " maidans. I have not shot many of them, 
but sliould fancy that neither is much commoner than the 
other. Thev are onlv cold-weather visitors, and leave about 
March. 
No. 629. Cercomela eusca. Brown Rock-Chat. 
Shama [H.]. Shama [Anglo-Indian boys]. 
Eeid evidently muddled up the names for this and Tham- 
nobia cambaiensis. The Brown Kock-Chat is universallv 
