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Birds of the Jhehm District. 
Jan. 28. — During the whole month a cock Indian Stonpchat (rratincola 
forqunfn indica) has lived close to my bungalow : the species 
is distinctly scarce at present— the majority having probably 
gone further south . 
Jan. 2'J. — Some Green Parrakeets were seen drinking from the fire 
buckets in the police lines. This species drinks freely also 
from wells and from the river, a fact that may be of in- 
terest lo our avicultural members, for people are .sometimes 
inclined to give captive Parrots and Parrakeets no water. 
A flock of some (en 131os.som-headed Parrakeets in my 
compound . 
Large numbers of Kites passing in the evening from 
the city towards the open country' ; this I have noticed often 
before. 
Jan. 30, - A King Vulture seen; two Grey-headed Flycatcher-Warblers. 
A number of Eeed Buntings in the same place as b-ofore. 
The old Peregrine Falcon seen by the river, and an im- 
mature Tiercel sitting in a tree by my bungalow. 
A flock of Blossom -headed Parrakeets in my compound. 
Jan. 31. — Went Hawking over a marsh about 5 miles from Head- 
quarters. Here there were several Geess (sp. incrrl) 
Ruddy Sheldrakes, Mallard, and other Duck ; several o ld Lap- 
wing, Greenshank, and Green Sandpipers. A single Snipe 
flushed . 
One or two Bay-backed Shrikes {Laniu-'i villatux) 
were seen — the only ones noted during the month. 
The Pied Chat (Saxicola picta) and Stickland's Chat 
(.S'. opisfholrnca) noted. 
Two adult Lugger Falcons about, but although one 
came down to my live Quail, it was not netted. 
A Harrier (Circiifi ftp. incert .) passed over (he cotii- 
pound — the only one seen during the month. 
During (he month the Siberian Chiff-Chaff, Phyllo- 
scopus coUyblta trislis, has been very common, its rather 
melancholy note being heard on every side ; the species has 
a de'ided predilection for the bank of (ho river, where it 
runs beside the Eak. Here the bank is fringed with a 
tangle of the roots or branches of the bushes that have 
fallen into the water owing to the erosion, and in this tangle 
the Siberian Chiff-Chaff delights to hunt, occasionally launch- 
ing into the air in a very Flycatcher -like fashion. 
Another smaller species of Phijlloscopiis with a faint 
coronal band and a double bar on the wing has also been 
moderately common, but so far I have failed to identify 
the species with certainty. 
The Indian Redstart {BvticiUa rnfii^rntrh) has been 
common throughout the month. The majority seen appear 
(o have been females. 
