Birds of the Jhelum District. 
75 
October 8. — Whilst out Hawking in the morning I ,was much amused 
by the courage and dash of a Lugger Falcon {Falco jnggur) 
which was apparently under the impression that we were 
poaching. Not only did it stoop very close at a Peregrine 
on the list, but it made two such vicious stoops at a; 
Hooded Peregrine that was placed on the ground that we 
had to run to its rescue. After that the wild bird, with 
its consort made off, mounting most gracefully in the air. 
An Eastern Orphean Warbler (iSy/f/a jcrdoni) met with. 
A Wryneck (lynx torquilla) noted feeding on the ground 
in company with a Hoopoe. Some Tawny Pipits (Anihus 
campestris) about. 
The Bay-backed Shrike {Lanius vittatus) which was 
noted last month as being so conspicuous with broods of 
young everywhere has now almost entirely disappeared . 
The Yellow -throat«d Sparrows (Gymnorhis flavicollis) 
have for the most part also gone, only a few birds being now to 
be found in place of the numbers that were here in the hot 
weather . 
October 9. — Visited Eajpura jheel where there proved to be a small 
flock of White-eyed Pochards (Nyroca fcrrugin<a), as well 
as a number of Waterhens and perhaps Coots . A Pull 
Snipe was also flushed there. A Black-winged Kite (Ela- 
nus caerulcus) seen. 
October 10. — Spent the morning out in the Bir, where I saw numbers 
of Harriers ; they have been numerous throughout the month 
on passage and are mostly Pale Harriers {Circus macru- 
rus), both adult males in the handsome pale grey plumage 
with black wing tips, and females and young in the ' Ping- 
tail " dress. Wherever there is land sufficiently damp to 
produce small frogs, one meets also with the Marsh Harrier 
{Circus aeruginosus) . All these Harriers fly with a grace- 
ful easy stroke, quartering the ground, but specimens of the 
Pale Harrier are not very easy to obtain in spite of their 
abundance, as they are careful to keep out of gunshot, 
except when attracted by trained Hawks ; they then come 
up and fly round to see what the trained Hawk is doing 
and so afford easy chances. The Marsh Harrier on the 
other hand is not at all shy. 
Many Wheatears about, mostly Saxicola opislholeuca . 
October 11. — In the early morning I saw a flock of some five and 
and twenty Cranes flying in the sky in V formation . These 
are the first I have met with personally this season, but I 
am told that there have been a number about in the canal 
areas for the last week or two . 
A few Common Swallows {Hirundo rastica) and some 
Sand Martins (Cotilc sp, ?) — both the first I have seen 
here. 
