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Lieut. C. H. T. Whitehead on the 
437. $ ad. Khushalgarh, 1200 ft., 16th February, 
679. Ad. Thall, 2550 ft., 14th March. 
This speeies is distinguished from C. riparia by its paler 
colour, smaller size, and less sharply defined pectoral band. 
It is probably widely distributed in India, but, owing to its 
resemblance to the last-named species, has been overlooked. 
In Kohat it is common enough and resident, large colonies 
nesting in the banks of the Indus and Kurram Fivers 
in February and March. The specimen, shot at Thall in 
March, was one of a breeding-colony. Major Magrath also 
found a large colony in March, nesting in the banks of the 
Kurram Fiver (south of our limits), and secured two typical 
examples. 
Besides these there are five specimens in the British 
Museum, viz. a doubtful one obtained by Jerdon at Madras, 
two from Afghanistan, and two from Central Asia. 
[809.] Cotile sinensis. A resident species in the 
District. 
[810.] Ptyonoprogne rupestris. The Crag-Martin. 
Marshall, J. B. N. H. S. xiv. p. 604 (nests freely round 
Quetta); Fulton, op. cit. xvi. p. 55 (Chitral: summer visitor, 
found up to 13,000 ft.) ; Fattray, t. c. p. 659 (nests in the 
Murree Hills) ; Ward, op. cit. xvii. p. 483 (nests in Ladak). 
277. Ad. Samana, 6500 ft., 12th April. 
A winter visitor from October till April. Probably resident 
on the Samana. Fair numbers nest in the precipices of the 
Safed Koh. 
[Ptyonoprogne obsoleta .—Major Magrath shot an example 
out of a flock at Bannu in December 1907.] 
[813.] IIirundo rustica. The Swallow. 
Fattray, J. B. N. II. S. xii. p. 341 (Murree Hills : a 
common resident) ; Marshall, op. cit. xiv. p. 605 (abundant in 
summer : Quetta) ; Cumming, op. cit. xvi. p. 688 (Seistan, 
1700 ft. : summer visitor); Ward, op. cit. xvii. p. 483 (summer 
visitor: Kashmir) ; Perreau, op. cit. xviii. p. 186 (Chitral). 
A fairly common resident in the Miranzai Valley, nesting 
freely at Thall (2550 ft.) and at Doaba, but becoming scarce 
