Birds of the Jhclum District. 
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a winter visitor only to the N.W. Punjab, its nunil)"is ap- 
pan-ntly depending on the severity of the weather. A frw 
were seen on most days for the remainder of the month, 
either in the llak or in the District Board Garden ; they at- 
tract attention by their chattering cry. 
By the river at dut^k I saw my trained PeroLtriiii', 
which escaped on the previous day flying in company with 
a large wild Falcon Peregrine that has been living in our 
particular part of the Rak since the beginning of Novem- 
ber. She is an old bird and has probably been caught and 
train(!d sometime, as she knows what our nets mean perfectly 
well, and will have nothing to do with them ! 
An immature Sparrow Hawk found haunting a thick 
patch of cover in the Eak . 
A pair of Pied Kingfishers {Ccr/jh: rarid) are exca- 
vating two nesting holes in the river bank by the Kak ; both 
seem to be worked at concurrently ! 
Shot a red -breasted male of Muscicapa parva (Rod- 
breasted Flycatcher) — the species was common throughout 
the month, but all Ihe others seen we»'e femal'.'s or males 
in immature plumage. 
Jan. 'J. — Two Falcons seen perhaps a Shakin {Falco pcici/riHdtor) 
— (see plate) — and a Saker. 
A small yellow finch seen but not secured ; was pos- 
sibly the Himalayan Greenfinch {Hypacanthis spimida) 
which would be a prize at this low elevation . 
From a ragged stick nest , about 20ft . from the ground 
in a willow-sapling, 1 flushed a Crow-Pheasant {Ccntropna 
sincusis). During the month 1 found (he bird on the nest 
on several occasions, but only in the evening. As no eggs 
were laid, I conclude the bird used it only for roosting. 
This is the extreme north-western limit of the species and 
it is very rare here, the two or three pairs that live in the 
Rak being the only ones that I know of in the district. 
A common Heron (Ardm cincrca) fishing by the river. 
It was seen about the same place several times during the 
month . 
Three King Crows {Dicrurus atcr) noted ; although a 
very abundant breeding summer visitor, few remain during 
the winter months ; other odd ones were noted during the 
month . 
Jan 10. — A male Pale-brown Shrike (Lanius isahcHinus) obtained. 
A large flight of Indus Sand Larks {CalcnrJrcllu rat/ful 
adainsi) haunting a patch of grassland by the river ; they 
'continued to haunt the spot for the remainder of the month. 
Jan . 1 1 . — My Peregrine recovered and a wild Tiercel Peregrine seen by 
my Falconer ; also a male Shikra {Astur hadius) — see 
plate). 
