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Birds of the Jhchim District. 
to bring up more than one or two young from eacli brood, 
but those young birds thai are roared prove 'hein.selves 
(thanks to nafui-al se'ertioii) iniirely worthj' of tli.nr erafty 
parents . 
I shot a ff'mal(> Bristled Grass-Warbler ( Chwtornts 
Ior)i,<ffello'd(!i) which from its ineubation patih, \vas (dearly 
a nesting bird, but a careful s<'arch in the neicrhbouring 
grass and bushes failed to discnver the nest. 
A single Common Sandpiper (Totnniis hi/polriicus) 
noted was the first of the autumn migration . 
Two Painted Storks {Pseudotnntahifi Imcoccphnhis'), 
one Black-necked Stork {Xcnorhynehiis asinticus), several 
White-necked Storks (Dissnra cpiscopvfi), and some While 
Ibis (Ibis melanoccphalus) noted. 
A Cormorant seen flying over high was probably 
Phalacrocorax carho . 
Augu.st 2. — There are now about many Tree-Warblers (Hypolaiii rama 
and H. C(ili(;nt{i) which remained about until thi' ^^nd of 
the month. They creep about in bushes and trees uttering 
a harsh chipping note, and are very difficult to identify 
with certainty . 
AugTist 3. — Went to Barwahla and back by train, noting from the 
windows some Coursers, probably Ciirsoriuft coromanddirnit, 
and some Rufous-tailed Fimh-Larks {AmviomniH'S jihrnni- 
rnra) . 
August 7. — A male Lesser Florikeii {Si/jiJwifIs aiirifvs) was seen in 
the Bir and reported to me. 
I saw a Baven by the city — the first that f have 
seen for a long time. Some Swallows nolcil that were 
perhaps Hirvndo rufstica. 
August 8. — Four fresh eggs of the Black -headed Mynah (Timrvjclii's 
pagodarum) found in a nest which was situated in the 
slanting trunk of a Kikur tree about If) feel from Ihr' 
ground. The hole, which was about a foot deep, was on 
(he npper surface of the bough. The nest was composed 
of fine stems mixed with a few feathers. 
A Nightjar flying by my house in the evening. 
August 10. — Saw a Magpie-Eobin {Copsychits sanlari-s) for the first 
time in this plac*. 
August 11. — A few Wagtails seen; probably all specimens of the Large 
Pied Wagtail (Mol/ieillfi niadcraspaUnfiin) . Very few have 
been seen for some time. Many White Ibis noted ; -also 
a single specimen of the Painted Stork {Psmdotantalus 
leucocephalus) . 
