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behind it, where they were preparing to nest. I did not however see it on the 
Srinagar plain away from the hills. It is a matter of surprise to me that although 
I kept a careful watch over all the Buntings seen I could not detect a single speci- 
men of Emberiza da stracheyi amongst the numbers of this species. 
The Grey-headed Bunting — Emberiza fucata arcuata, Sharpe. 
On April 24th some seven or eight of these Buntings were found on the ground 
described above as the haunt of Serinus pusillus. They were rather shy and kept 
very much to the ground moving about amongst the herbage and I failed to 
secure a specimen. 
The Swallow — Hirundo ruslica rustica, L. 
Throughout the journey of April 1st and 2nd the Swallow was observed in 
loose parties, in the hiUy portion of the road often in company with the next 
species, hawking about the vicinity of the river. At Srinagar it was most 
abundant and curiously tame, settling within a few feet of the heads of passers- 
by in the verandahs of crowded places like the post office and the European shops 
along the Bund. By the middle of the month the birds were building or 
repairing old nests, some of which were placed in the smallest of native dwellings, 
so that they were easily within reach from the ground. The very publicity of the 
sites rendered it difficult to examine most of the nests, but I took a clutch of 5 
fresh eggs on May 11th. 
The Striated Swallow — Hirundo daurica (sub-sp?). 
Observed in small numbers on April 1st and 2nd from Kohala to BaramuUah , 
but only about the vicinity of Domel on the return journey of May 12th. 
The Crag Martin — Riparia rupestris (Scop.) 
Three or four individulals were seen over the hill behind Pendreathan on 
April 20th. On April 27th a large flight were flying around and resting on a 
rocky cliff of another part of the same range ; these birds were apparently on 
passage, as when disturbed they immediately disappeared and did not 
return. 
The House-martin — Chelidon urbica (sub-sp ?). 
A few were seen hawking over the water-ways of the Dhal lake on May 6tli. 
The Tree Pipit — Anihus trivialis harringtoni, Witherby. 
Small parties of Tree Pipits were seen about throughout the month of April, 
and a male which was shot on 3rd April proved to be of this race. 
Hodgson’s Pipit — Anthus roseatus, Blyth. 
Several were observed about the floating gardens of the Dhal lake on April 8th 
when they were in company with YeUow-headed Wagtails. Two were seen in a 
ploughed field on April 23rd. Several pairs in breeding plumage were also seen 
usually near water, about the last week of April and into May. 
The Brown Rock-Pipit — Anthus sordidus jerdoni, Finsch. 
The Brown Rock Pipit was common about the Takht-i-Suhman and the bare 
lower slopes of the range of hills behind it, about 6,000 feet. Here they were 
in pairs and obviously about to breed, the courting flight being seen as early 
as April 9th. ^ 
The Grey Wagtail — Motadlla dnerea mdanope, Pall. 
A single bird was seen on April 5th. No more were seen until April 13th after 
which the species became fairly common on passage rmtil about the end of the 
month, after which only two were seen, on May 8th. 
The Cashmere White Vi agtaid— Motadlla alba hodgsoni, Blytffi 
This handsome Wagtail was first seen on the upward journey of April 2nd 
about mile 48. In Srinagar it was common, but kept for the most part to the 
neighbourhood of the river and the Dhal lake where it was particularly partial 
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