Birds of the Jhelum District. 
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August, 18. — Visited the jungle where Nightjars were found to be swarm- 
ing on 26th July, but could find none there-to-day. 
Many Bluc-cherkcd Bee-caters (Mcrops pcrs/cus) noted . 
I shot a Cuckoo (Ciicuh(s canorns) which was flying about 
in low bush jungle and found it so fat that I could hardly 
preserve the skin; it was, of course, on migration. 
A single Rain Quail (Cotvrnix roronwudcliru-i) heard 
— they are much less noticeable than formerly . 
August 19. — The Rose-coloured Pastors (Pastor rosais) are now very 
numerous in the evening about half a mile from my bunga- 
low in a spot whore they collect in large flocks to roost. 
These flocks fly about a good deal before settling for the 
night . 
August 20. — Noted the first \Yillow-Wrcn of the Aiitumn migrations. 
I shot it and found that it was a (specimen of the Ijarge- 
crowned Willow -Warbler (PJij/lloscopus occipifnlis) . 
August 22. — My orderly brought me a young Pied Mynah {Sturnopdsfnr 
contra) which he had caught — one of three young birds that 
flew out of a nest examined. I put it into a cage contain- 
ing an older bird of the same species, and in a very short 
time it learnt to feed itself. 
A Green Sandpiper (Totanus ochropus) with a broken 
wing caught in a ditch by my house . 
August 23. — One of the common sounds of the countryside now is the 
scolding note of the Bay-backed Shrike (Latiius vHtatus) 
objecting to one's approach to the neighbourhood of her 
newly-fledged brood ; all over the place may be met these 
young Shrikes with their parents in anxious attendance. 
To-day I met also with a brood of young Rutous-backed 
Shrikes (Lanius cri/thronotus) — a less common breeding 
species in these parts . 
Several Buntings were noted flying overhead in small 
parties ; they looked to me like Red -headed Buntings (Em- 
ber iza luteola) but a solitary bird that I shot off a tree 
proved to be a male Black-headed Bunting (Emhcriza md- 
anorcphnln) ; both species of course are on migration. 
Shot Blyth's Reed -Warbler (Acroccphalus diimctorum) and 
saw what were probably others — these are the first J have 
noted on this autumn migration . Another migrant met 
with was a Grey Wagtail (Motarilla melaiiope) . 
A male Lesser Floriken (Syphcotis atiriti(s) and many 
Cuckoos (CuchIvs cavorus) were reported as seen on the 
Government Catth' Farm. 
August 2A . — I was walking along a scarcely defined path that ran 
through a fi(dd of thorn bushes and rich grazing grass 
when a small Quail rose with a "whirr at my feet ; some- 
thing about it seemed to suggest a nest, so T started to 
search m the grass by the path, and in a few second? came 
