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all ilcjiarlcd, only a, IVw Dcscri, Clials (Saxicohi discrti) 
hriii^- still alxiiil . The Eastern .Mcailou- Bunting is still 
iibout. Tlirri; .Stills (HiiiKiiilltdpitK ctuididnn) noted in a 
\\ a ysi(l<' pouil wIutc also was a large spring of Teal. A 
rhu'thriiat seen. A fair nunilicr of lirowu Hoi'k I'ipits 
iAii/liits sliii,'lis\ a,l)ijut— probably on migration. 
March 15.— .Marchnl into Soliaua and on the road saw a [larty of nine 
or ten Alj)iiie Swifts (Cypxclus mcllia) whieh were fly- 
ing north at a tremendous pace low over the ground. These 
fine 8vvifts pass through Hawal Pindi and .Jhelum districts 
on both the spring and autumn migrations. Their periods 
would seem to be fairly regular as I noted them on March 
20th and 2-2nd at Eawal Pindi in 1!J11. The autumn 
■ migration lasts from the end of July till the second week 
of September. 
March IG. — Solu'.wa. \'isited the .Iheel where there was a number 
of Tufti'd Ducks, AVhite-eyed Pochards, Pochard, and per- 
haps also Gadvvell ; also a Shoveller or two. I also saw 
a single Pond Heron (Ardvola ijrayi) which although com- 
mon everywhere at every season further south in the 
Punjab, is here almost entirely wanting in winter, but a 
ver}' numerous nesting species. 
Returned to Jhelum to liiid that the Purple Honeysucker 
(ArucliHccthra asiaticu ) has arrived in my absence, and 
is now most extraordinarily numerous, their loud notes be- 
ing heard on cverj- hand . The lime and orange trees are 
now in blossom and the Honeysuekers as well as White -eyes 
{Zosterops palpcbrosa) are to be seen feeding at the 
flowers, from which thc\' doubtless extract both nectar and 
insects . They perch to feed, instead of hovering like 
Humming J^irds. They can on occasion hover for a short 
time, but do not seem to do so for feeding purposes. 
Maich 18. — An oppresive day, heavy, with dust storms, followed by 
rain and hail at night. Many signs of migration. A 
number of AVagtails Motacilla alba, M. personata, M. 
bccma, M., citrcola, seen battling with the wind and set- 
tling up beyond ' the rak ; numbers of Red-spotted 
Blue-throats in a tamarisk thicket by the river, a 
large flight of Swallows {Hirundo rustica) about, accom- 
panied by Pale Sand Martins (Cotilc riparia dihila) and 
what were probably Cliff Swallows (Hirundo fliivicota). A 
Gull -billed Tern (Sterna unglica) seen. 
The first Crested Honey Buzzard (Perm's cristatt(s) of 
the season noted. During my absence the Little Indian 
Pratincoles (Glarrola lactca) have arrived and are now 
extraordinarily numerous on the river. 
At night a Siberian Chiff-chaff {Phylloscopus tris- 
