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Birds of the Jhelmn District. 
Pariah Kites have now begun nesting in earnest — nests 
in construction or just completed may be met with on all 
sides . 
Feb ISth.r — Secured a specimen of the Grcen-backcd Tit {ParKs iiidiI' 
lai/Kx) which, although fairly numerous when the commence- 
ment of the cold weather brought the Indian Grey Tit 
{P(ir/i>i (itricipn) down from the hills, has of late not been 
noted. The Grey Tit, of course, remained numerous through- 
out the month, being usually met with in flocks. One or 
two have roosted in holes in (he roof of my verandah all 
through the winter . 
Feb. 14th. — \cYy heavy rain all day. The i'lue-throal noted on the 
10th seen again in the same place, namely, in some pea 
rows in the jail gardm. I'ea rows are as attractive out 
here to birds as at home, various forms of Willow Wren 
and Red -vented Bulbuls being perhaps the most pronounced 
habitues. By the way, I may note liiere that any avicul- 
turist who keeps Eulbuls should sec that they are well 
supplied with green footl, for several specimens that I 
have skinned had the stomach crammed with green-stuff, 
apparently exit up leaves of trees as a rule. 
Feb. 15th. — Great increase in the river and floods out after the rain, 
especially on the golf course, where 1 noted four Lap- 
wings feeding. Eain again in evening. A great Grey 
Shrike (Latiius lahfora) seen hovering over a patch of 
wheat and then moving on and laovering again — for all the 
world like a miniature Kestrel. Another bird that I have 
seen doing the same thing is the Indian Little Owl (Athme 
brama). But in neither case was the hovering so long 
sustained as is customary with the Kestrel. 
An Indian Roller seen eating a frog. An immature 
Grey-winged Ouzel {Mcrula bou'botd) obtained. 
Feb 17. — Heavy rain again. Several Hiriuido rustica noted, as 
wxdl as a small party of Striated Swallows (probably: 
Hiriindo vrythropyg'a) — a species that breeds in Rawal Pindi 
District, and in the Murree Hills in numbers, making a 
retort-shaped mud nest, under rocks and bridges. A few 
seem to .nest in the higher parts of this district also, but 
the majority are probably only passage migrants. 
A female Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo ferox) weighing 
2| lbs. shot in my compound. Its gizzard was packed with 
the remains of a Crow. This species was reported long 
ago as breeding in the Salt Range in this district, but 
there was perhaps some mistake. At any rate it is fairly 
common in winter, and may usually be seen sitting slug- 
gishly on a tree. One was netted a few days later as it 
struck at a live Pigeon bait intended for a Peregrine. 
