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Birds of the Jhelum District. 
Kcar by were several Kenlisli rio\cr and J>itUe Ring Plover 
— the last named perhaps goiiij; io iiest. 
The Indian Sandlark (Aluudula adamsi) was louiid lu 
be paired and jjreparing to nest. The males were singing 
on the sand and one was hc:ird several times to introduce 
most true imitations oi' the alarm notes of the Green 
Sandpiper and Ked-wattled Lapwing in(o his song — the lallcr 
imitation was indeed excellent. 
Four Black -headed Gulls seen. The last Himalayan 
Tree-Creeper noted. 
March: 27. — Pemale Grey-winged Guxcl seen in the morning as well as 
two Bank Alynahs. 
Saw three birds in the J\'ak which were undoubtedly 
Turkestan Pendulum Tits {Anthoscopus coronatus } which 
have previously only been noted from Sindh and Kohat 
District within Indian limits. 1 had no gun with mc, but 
their appearance is suiiicieiitly distinctive lo allow of easy 
identiftcation . 
A Black-winged Kite seen ; it was attempting (o ]iunt 
over a tamarisk patch, hovering like a Kestrel, but the 
Crows drove it away. 
Stonc-l'lover {Esacns rvciirrirosi ris ) noted for lir.st 
time this j-ear . 
The following nests seen : Little Brown Dove {Tvrlur 
caitibirnsis) 72 ; Grey Shrike {Lanius luhtora) 74 ; Jungle 
Babbler {Craicropus canorus) 1 egg. 
^larch 28. — A pair of White-eyed Buzzards courting by the house-; 
calling loudly ' pitweer — pitweer," and chasing each other 
about . 
A fine male Sparrowhawk seen in the Eak. 
March 29. — A pair of Purple Sunbirds are building a nest in a bush in 
my compound ; the female does all the work, while the 
male disports himself in the neighbourhood, chasing other 
birds that come by ; he occasionally visits th<' nest, but appar- 
ently to observe progress rather than to help. I notice 
everj' year now these birds nest almost immediately after 
I heir arrival. 
Two Bank Mynahs seen. 
March 30. — A big flight of Ashy-crowned Finch-larks, consisting of 
both males and females seen flying over the point 
ihe pair were noted a day or two ago. These were un- 
doubtedlj' on migration as the species was only noted pre- 
viously in the Salt Range (3,000 feet ; breeding) and in 
the plains at Lilla — both at the other end of the district. 
A single Crane (Grus communis) noted on the Sand- 
banks . 
March 31. — Examined a nest-hole of the Alexandrine Parrakect {Pal- 
acornis nipalcnsis) from which the hen bird emerged ; but 
