Birds of the Jhehim District. 
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Jnn. 14 — Went into camp at Tarki, an outlying spur of the Salt Range. 
A Whitc-breasttMl Kingfisher (Ha'c//on smi/nioisii'^ —li soi'ms 
unusually scarce this year. 
.I:ui. 15. — At Taiki, a female Blue Kock Thrush {I'd roplillii ei/irnca) sit- 
ting motionless on a chimney recalled very forcihly the 
Sparrow that sittefh alone on the housetop— which expression 
is said to refer to this species ; at any rate it forms a better 
illustration of the meaning than does Passer dnmesl icu.i . 
.Ian ]().- A\'ent to fly the Peregrine at the Sohawa jheel, but there was 
only a single ]'ochard and a wounded Teal on the water. 
The Indian Dabchick {Podiceps albipttmis) was of cour.^e 
in evidence; a single Heron {Ardta ciiirren) noted. Flushed 
a Quail, the only one seen for some montlis, i.e., aft"r the 
pa.ssing of (he autumn migration. Halcyon smyrnemis sesn. 
Keturned to Headquarters ; two Cormorants and a King 
Viilture noted. 
J.m. 17, — Large numbers of Twr/or risorius in flocks on the golf 
lourse ; this common dove often collects in large numbi-rs 
during the cold weather. Three Rccd Bunting.^ (E;)ihi:ri^a 
scJioniicJiltis) noted — the first this winter ; they wen; in some 
leafless bushes on grass land by the river. 
Large flocks of Small Waders on the muJ - flats— thej' 
were very shy and I could not secure any, but the glass"s 
showed about lialf of them to be Kentish Plover (yEijialitis 
aUxandrina) . Three Cormorants. The adult female Pere- 
grine seen by (he Eak again, also a Buzzard that haunted 
one particular patch of the Eak during the whole monUi ; 
it does not seen to be the Common liutco [Tax, but is 
probably B. desertornm, a race of the English Common 
Buzzard . 
.Ian. 18.- Went after the Waders, but only secured a Tcmminck's Stint 
(Tringa tanviincki) . The Kentish Plover were not .-eon. 
Jan. 19. — Three Blossom-headed Parrakeets seen. 
A pair of Kites (Milvus f/ovmda) have a^ain set to 
work on a nest they started at the beginning of the month, 
and then left for some reason. A stray Coot (Fulica atra) 
on (he river. Two Falcons were seen to swoop togithftr 
out of the Eak. grapple together, and then separat';. one 
going oft to eat something on the sand-banks. They ap- 
peared to be a Peregrine, and a Lugger, but I could not be 
certain . 
Jan. 20. — Some Blossom-headed Parrakeets .seen. Liopirvft Mnlirattrnsis 
seen . 
Jan. 21. — A party of Small Minivets seen. Also several Himalayan 
Tree-creepers (Ccrthia himalayana) — a winter visitor seen 
on n\ost days during the month . It was first aoted ('n 
October 11th. Usually one or two are seen in eompany 
with the large parties of the Indian Grey Tit {Pani^ 
