Birds of the Jhelum District. 
perched on a tree by the roadside a hundred yards away. 
The fields of growing wheat now afford shelter to l:irg;' 
flocks of Skylarks {Alauda arvcnsis) ; here a very numer- 
ous winter visitor. 
Several King Crows seen, including a party of seven. 
In this northerly district a very small percentage are resi- 
dents, the majority being summer visitors only. A flight 
of 25 — 30 Jackdaws noted flying alone, unaccompanied by 
Rooks . 
Feb. 10th. — Another nest containing two eggs of Aquilu vindhiana. 
This was placed in a small Kikur thorn tree near a road, 
and in contradistinction to the majority of ne.-.ts of this sje ies 
— which are placed on the extreme tops of trees — it was 
placed more inside the tree, in such a position as would 
be selected by a Kite. When I first found the nest, on th'>, 
7th, both birds were at the nest, which then only contained 
one egg. 
A pair of Red -wattled Lapwings {Sarcograinmus indi- 
cus) turned up in my compound, and both were taken by 
my Peregrine . Further south the species appears to be 
equally common all the year round ; but here practically 
all leave for the winter, returning in February and becom- 
ing common by the end of the month. The same remark 
applies to the Indian Swift (Cypuclus ajfivis), of which 
I noted several to-day. 
A Blue -throat and a Swallow seen. 
Feb. 11th. — There is a distinct falling off in the numbers of Rooks and 
Jackdaws which come to roost in the Rak. This decrease 
became more marked as the month went on, and practically 
all had gone by the last day, only a few staying into 
March . 
Two Reed Buntings, a Black Ibis, and some Jungle 
Mynahs {Mthiopsar fuscus) noted. 
A man came round with some Goshawks for sale, 
which were said to have come from Nepal. They were of 
of course fairly recently caught and were closely hooded, 
with the tails swathed in cloth, to protect the feathers. 
Two males and two females, all but. one of the latter 
being in the first plumage. They were tied at intervals on 
a long pole, which the man carried by the middle. The 
prices were temptingly low — about £2 to £10 apiece as 
the season is nearly over, but times are hard, and I sent 
the vendor away reluctantly.. 
Feb. 12th. — Met with a red-breasted male of the Eed-brca.sl'Ml Fly- 
catcher (Miiscicapn parva) — save during the mi'.^ration rushes 
one meets usually only with females or immature males in 
the first plumage. 
