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Birds of flic .Jhelum District. 
there were three eggs, which I told him to take. The 
descent was more hazardous thun the ascent, and for part 
of the way the eggs had to he lowered in stages, tied 
in one end of the man's long turb;in — a process which 
caused a large dent in one egg. But after a great ileal 
of trouble man and eggs duly reached the hottom, and 
the liaven returned and sat in her empty nest. 
A number of Harriers were flying about over the 
wh<'at fields, busy quartering the ground for quarry ; on 
one occasion there were four in sight at once. I could not 
ascertain the species, but as they were about still on 1 0th 
March and then disappeared (without any change in the 
local conditions) I conclude they were passing through on 
migration . 
A Black Stork (Ciconia niyra) and a Rufous -backed 
Shrike (Lanius erythronotus) seen. 
March 10. — A Wall -Creeper (Tichodroma invvdria) noted. 
Moved to camp at Miswal where I found a spring 
of about a dozen Teal frequenting some patches of flooded 
wheat about a hundred yards from my tent. They were 
at the same spot morning and evening for the next two 
days, but their numbers were rather reduced in the end — 
a welcome change to the ordinary camp fare ! 
March 1 1 . — Camp at Miswal . In the early morning a large flock of 
Plovsr passed overhead and settled in the distance ; and 
in the evening they again passed over — these were almost 
certainly Sociable Lapwings {Chcttusia gregaria) on mi- 
gration . On my return to Jhelum I noted a small trip 
on 17th March in which the males were black-breasted, 
i.e., in full plumage, and my men then told me that they 
had been about for some days during my absence from 
headquarters. 
March; 12.— Found another pair of Ravens nesting in hollow on the 
face of a steep cliff, the nest was probably empty, as 
they were still carrying sticks up to it. 
In the sandy stream beds and nullahs which intersect the 
country round about Dumman I have noted several pairs 
of the Little Ring Plover {ASgialitis duhia), which hy their 
behaviour evidently intend to nest. 
Tn the evening a Little Owl {Athene brama) was 
hunting near my tent, often hovering over the growing 
wheat in a very Kestrel -like manner. 
March 13. — A Wall -Creeper (TicJiodroma miiraria) met with in a bare 
nullah. It had almost completed the moult into summer 
plumage i.e., the throat and breast were black, and the 
crown grey. A Blue-throat seen. 
March 14. — Marched from Dumman to Chak Chakora. The Chats which 
have been such a feature of these parts have practically 
