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lli>(f.s of llic Jhcluin District. 
(Tnhriiiis f/loUis). tirccii S;iiiilpi[ii'i's {'/' . ofliropvs), Little 
Ring Plovrrs {A(ginlitis dlibia). SlinU. 
Till' Lnriduf wore roprowntrd hy (lir Indian River 
T<'i n ( Sh riin sci na ). somf Tjaughini;' (! nils (l.tiriis ridibiiniJus) 
aiiil a largi- iitinial hit Gull u liii]i ua,-; p:nl}abl\- the ^'ollow- 
Iciicr,.,! Ilcrrini; (iiill (Liinis ((irli I ii ihiiis) : a sinEjIc Snijx: 
(( nil li iiiii/ii iiiclislis) was lliislioil. 
,\1 llic Dam ilsrir ihri'i' was annllicr form of oiitertain- 
iiiciit : al(l]<)ut;h I hi- sliiiics wen- .shut, a small quantity of 
waliT was passiim ihi'nu^li ami (lowing o\it a long slonR 
srliiili' aliipiil 1,) t'l rl liroaii. all oi'Oasional lish goiiirr with 
Ihr wali'r; ihcsi' lisli \\ci<' ilcaily visibli^, kiiking and 
slrnggliiig as tJicy passrd o\'ei (he schutc, and there waa 
a crowd ol' Kites {Milnif^ i/orii/dii ) and Crows iCornis 
sphiidi-iis ), U-yi}\;j: llirir huk as lisln i'mi ii, to sa.y nothing 
(d' KImt- Terns and a single Hra,hniiii\- Kite (llidinstnr 
iiiilii.s) w ho ai l- of idiij'sr pi-olcssioiia Is at that, ganuv Tho 
Crows ilid not do iiinili. ami niosll\- sat alioiit talking of 
what lhe\- Would do, lint tlu' Iviics wire industrious, though 
unlniky. Thex kepi oji llie wing (i\er the s'hute, making 
stoojis at the lish as the\- p.issed o\er. luii tledr .siieeess was 
small . 
IJelwcen Sirsa and Otu in the morning I saw- a flock 
of Soeialile Lapwings i ( 'In 1 1 iisiii liiirtinn ;nid two oi- thre*; 
llhiek -w i n ged Kites {Ei(i//iis C'lrritli iix) . 
November 1."). ()ut e.irly m.-ir ( tt n to look I'oi- soiie' 1 1 miliit ni iii(ic(iii luni 
of whieli wc hail reeei\ed iiews, and alter son.e seaieh found 
IW'o or llu'ee on the (ieids of sprout ijig gi'aiii erop on a v<'ry 
light sandy soil. W r .illemided to lly them wilii Peregrine 
]''a,leons, lint weie uiiieh li.-im]iered li\- se\.'i,al wild Lllggers 
{ FiilcD jin/i/ti ) whieh won il l! our li-aiiied birds greatly. 
There are a good ninniier of l!laek-liellied Samlgronse (Ptn- 
rnclis iniiiiiiiii.s) almut now. several floeks bi'ing seen. 
.\ Merlin lAoiiliJi/ iri/iiliis) whiih p.iss il overhead was 
the lirsi 1 ii.ave noted lliis season. The ICd-headed .Merlin 
i Ai'Kiilmi ilii<ijinni\ was also noted. 
Kovembcr Ki. — Kiaun Otu to Ranian: An adult Tereerine f-'aleon seen 
l)y in_y {•'aleouer. wlio also netted a ni<'e young Shikra (Antnr 
had Iks). 
To be cunliniic.d. 
