Birds oj the fhcluin District. 
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Birds of the Jhelum District and an Ornitho- 
logical Diary from the Punjab. 
Hy il. \\iii.sTi.i;i:. I.I'., M.li.O.U. 
(Conliiuiccl IroMi p^ige 236). 
corri(;enda. 
I'agc 378 (Vol. v.), line 7, for I'uiiots read Puhtois. 
I'agc 400 (\'<il. \'.), line 8, from bottom ot page, for ///// iirmvn Grey 
Partridges read full gr'wn young Grey Partridges. 
I'agc 401 (N'ol. v.), line 33, for i>icta read picala. 
Uecembcr i^t .S.iw uh.it u.is undoubtedly a specimen of Bonelli's Eagle 
{//icrinliis l<is(i(ilii^] by my bungalow in the early morning; 
it was again in ihe .same jilace on 17th of the month, and what 
were probably lu<i more were noted near Otu on the 27th. 
Hut the species doc;, not ajjpear to be common in this district. 
.\ Grcy-heatled \\'agtail {Molucillu borealis), with an im- 
mature- Wagtail of the same ty[)e were rather unexpected birds 
for this time of the year. 
December 2nd. Visited Rajpurajheel where there were a number of Coots 
(I iitica atra) which were however not there when I went 
again at the end of the month. Black-winged Kite [f:!nruis 
c<rriilciis) seen. 
December 3rd.— The Short-billed Minivet {Pericrocoliis brcviroslris) seen 
for the first time this wmter, tho' its cheery note was heard ^ome 
days ago. 
December 4th. .A sm.ill flight of Common Swallous [Hiriiiulo rintica) 
noted. 1 hree Saker Falcons (halco clicrriig) were met with 
on some sand dunes but attempts to catch two of them were un- 
successful, as although both came to the decoy Hawk, both broke 
away from the bullock-hair nooses. Two Short-eared Owls {Asia 
accipitrintis) flushed on the same ground, and a Kestrel seen. 
December 5th.- Two Long-legged Buzzards (lUitco fcrox), and two ICcs- 
trels seen. 
December 6th.- An early morning expedition after Geese to a small 
river about four miles from Sirsa was spoilt by a very thick 
mist, as we knew not the ground. Some Geese were soon 
found but they melted into the fog, and ignorance of the 
locality prevented us from meeting them again. 
December loth.— A flight of Common Swallows {Hirinidn nistica) seen sev- 
eral times in the morning, and a couple of birds seen twice 
in the evening. 
Two Pale-brown Shrikes (Laniiis isabc/liiiiis). 
December iith.~.-\ flock of Eastern .Stock Doves, one or two Swallows, 
two Pale-brown Shrikes, and a Kestrel noted. 
December 12th.- Met a man carrying a live Barn Owl {Sirix jliiiiunea) in 
each hand ; he was hawking them about endeavouring to find 
a purchaser. They were probably caught in some well, for the 
species is not uncommon in these parts, and on several occa- 
sions my Falconer has brought me one when he returned from a 
nocturnal Pigeon-catching expedition. On one occasion he des- 
cended into a well and found himself face to face with a Cobra 
in the wall- but that's another story. 
