H y d e r a b a d d u r in g t h e in u n d a t io n , a n d C a p ta in M a ld e n in fo rm e d h im t b a t i t w a s c om m o n
a b o u t J a c o b a b a d i n M a y . M r. M u r r a y g iv e s tb e fo llow in g n o te o n i t s o c c u rre n c e :—
“ I n S in d i t a r r iv e s a b o u t tb e l a t t e r e n d o f J u l y a n d b re e d s in t b e p ro v in c e . A ll tb e
n e s ts t a k e n b y m y s e lf a n d L ie u t. H e n r y B a rn e s we re iu J u l y a n d A u g u s t , a u d a few iu
S e p tem b e r . I t b u ild s a s h a llow c u p o r sau c e r-sb a p o d n e s t o f c la y , lin e d w ith fe a tlie rs ,
g e n e r a lly u n d e r b rid g e s a n d c u lv e rts , a n d , o n tb e I n d u s , u n d e r tb e s t e r n o f th e fla t-
b o ttom e d b a r g e s ly in g u n u s e d . E g g s 2 - 4 , w h ite , sp e c k le d a l l o v e r w i th r u s ty o r
b ric k - r e d .” M r . S c ro p e D o ig lia s fo u u d i t b r e e d in g in tb e E a s t e r n N a r r a . I n K a th i aw a r
i t is c om m o n , a c c o rd in g to M a jo r H a y e s L lo y d .
N e a r th e S am b h u r L a k e i t is sa id b y M r . A d am n o t to b e c om m o n , th o u g h a few
b ird s a r e alw’ay s to b e s e e n in tb e m o rn in g s , w o r k in g o v e r t b e fie ld s. H e o b ta in e d a
n e s t w i th tw o e g g s o n th e 1 3 tb o f J u ly . M r. H u in c lia s sp e c im e n s p r o c u r e d b y h im s e lf
a t A jm e re , i n N o v em b e r a n d D e c em b e r.
C o lo n e l B u tl e r , in b is “ N o te s o n t h e A v ifo u n a o f M o u n t A b o o a n d N o r th e r n
G u z e r a t,” sa y s t b a t i t se em s to b e p a r ti a l to p a r ti c u la r lo c a litie s . I n som e p la c e s , th o u g h
n o t v e r y p l e n t i f u l a n yw h e re , i t m a y b e se e n in p r e t ty c o n s id e r a b le iiu n ib e rs , in o th e r s it
d o es n o t o c c u r a t a ll. H e n e v e r saw' o n e a t M o u n t A h o o . M r. I l u t n e c om m e n ts on tb e
a b o v e p a r a g r a p l i:— “ C om m o n t l ir o u g b o u t tb e w h o le re g io n , b u t I a lso n e v e r s aw i t a t
A b o o ; a n d D r . K in g , w h o co lle c te d th e r e fo r tw o y e a rs , n e i th e r p re s e rv e d a sp e c im o n ,
n o r re c o rd e d i t in b is M S S. l is t. T b is is th e m o re rem a rk a b le , a s i t a s c e n d s tb e H im a la
y a s to a u e le v a tio n o f a t l e a s t 5 0 0 0 f e e t.”
O n M!r. S h a rp e ’s jo u r n e y to S im la h e n o tic e d a p a i r in M a y , f ly in g u n d e r a b rid g e
n e a r o n e o f tb e b ill- s ta tio n s b ey o n d S o lu n , a n d b e saw th em th e r e a g a in on h is r e tu r n iu
J u l y . Dx*. S to lic z k a p ro c u re d sp e c im e n s a t K a rig ra , in tb o N o r th -w e s t H im a la y a s , a t a
l i e ig h t o f 2 0 0 0 fe e t, a n d iu th e H u m e c o lle c tio n is a m a le from K o te g b u r . M r. M'. E .
B ro o k s m e t w i th i t in M a y a t D h u rm s a la , in C a shm e re .
C o lo n e l T y t l e r , d u r in g b is m a rc h from S im la to M a s u r i, s t a t e s t h a t i t w a s n o t u n c
om m o n in v a lle y s n e a r sti-cams, b u t a t n o g r e a t e le v a tio n ; a n d n e a r N a in i T a l a n d
A lm o r a , Mr. W . E . B ro o k s re c o rd s i t a s to l e r a b ly com m o n a lo n g t b e ro c k y s tr e am s in
th e v a lle y s , w h e r e i t b re e d s . C o lo n e l S tr a c b e y a lso m e t w i th i t in K um a o n , a n d a
sp e c im e n fr om th e Delii-a D o o n is in tb e H u m e c o lle c tio n . M r. H o d g s o n a lso o b ta in e d
i t in N e p a l.
T b e l a t e C a p ta in B e a v a n w r i t e s :— “ I h a v e fr e q u e n t ly h o a rd from m y l a t e f r ie n d
D r . S c o tt, t b a t th is sp ec ie s o c c u rs in som e a b u n d a n c e a b o u t U m b a lla in c e r t a in season.s,
a n d b re e d s tl ie r e u n d e r c u lv e r ts a n d ro a d -b rid g c s n e a r t h a t s ta tio n , b u t I n e v e r olise rv e d
i t th e r e m y s e lf.” T b e I lu in e c o lle c tio n , h ow e v e r, c o n ta in s a u e x am p le from tb o a b o v e
n e ig lib o u rh o o d , c o lle c te d b y D r . S co tt.
C a p ta in B in g h am h a s m e t w ith tb e M ii-c -fa ilcd Swallow' n e a r D e lh i in S e p tem b e r ;
a n d in t h e H u m e c o lle c tio n ax’C e x am p le s from L u c k n ow , C aw n p o re , A lla b a lia d , E taw a h ,
a n d M y n p u r i. M r. G e o rg e l l c id rem a rk s t h a t tb e W ir e - ta ile d Sw a llow is a p e rm a n e n t
r e s id e n t, a n d , th o u g h novci* fo u n d in a n y g r e a t n um b e r s , is u n iv e r s a lly s p re a d o ver tb e
L u c k n ow d iv isio n . I t h a b itu a ll.v f r c q u e u ts jh i ls a n d r iv e r s , th e m a s o n ry b rid g e s o v e r
th e l a t t e r b e in g f a v o u rite re s o rts ; b u t i t m a y b e m e t w itli in a n y lo c a lity o n i ts w a y to
a n d from i ts e sp e c ia l h a u n ts .
P ro fe s so r V a le n tin e B a ll s a y s t b a t i t Is n o t u n f r e q u c n t ly m e t w i th i n C b o ta N a g p u r ,
e sp e c ia lly in th e v ic in ity o f som e o f th o l a rg e r r iv e r s , a n d i n h is n o te s o n th e b ird s fo u n d
b e tw e e n th e G a n g e s a n d th e G o d a v e ri U iv e r ho e n um e r a te s t h e fo llow in g l i s t o f lo c a litie
s fo r th e sp e c ie s : -R a jm e l i a l H ills , L o h a r d u g g a , S in g h b um , S ir g u ja , S am b a lp u r, n o r th
o f M a h a n a d i, O ris s a , s o u th o f M a h a n a d i. M r, H u m e h a s re c e iv e d i t from l l a i p u r a n d
S a u g o r, a n d M r. ML T . B la n fo rd m e t w ith i t in t h e M 'a rd lia v a lle y .
C o lo n e l Sw in h o e a n d L ie u t. B a rn e s s t a t e t h a t n e a r M h ow i t is v e ry c om m o n a n d a
p e rm a n e n t re s id e n t, b re e d in g d u r in g M a r c h , A p r il, a n d M a y . C a p ta in B e a v a n o b se rv ed
i t n e a r M o r a r in G w a lio r, in th e c o ld w e a th e r . M r. M 'y a tt s h o t a fem a le o n t h e N i r h a d a
n e a r J a b a lp u r . C o lo n e l B u tl e r o b ta in e d a y o u n g sp e c im e n in th e v a lle y o f th e T a p ti,
ill M 'e s te rn K h a iid e is h , in M a y ; a n d i n M’e s te r n K lia n d e is h , a c c o rd in g to M r. J . D a v id so n ,
i t is a p e rm a n e n t re s id e n t, c om m o n th r o u g h o u t th o d is tr ic t, b r e e d in g a lo n g a l l tb o r iv e r s
a n d n iilla lis o v e r w a te r from E o b ru a ry to M a y . I n th e D e c c a n M e s s rs . D a v id s o n am i
M 'e n d e n s t a t e t b a t i t is co in iiio n a n d b re e d s th e r e . C o lo n e l B u tle r, in b is l i s t o f tlie
b i r d s o f tlio S o u th e rn B om b a y P re s id e n c y , g iv e s tb o sp e c ie s a s a p e rm a n e n t re s id e n t,
c om m o n a n d o c c u r r in g in m o s t lo c a litie s tb ro u g l io u t th e re g io n . S p e c im e n s c o lle c te d
b y h im a t B e lg a um a ro in th o I lu m e e o lle c tio n . M r. V id a l s ta te s t h a t i t k iiow lic re
c L m o n in t h e s o u th K o n k a n , a n d g iv e s a s lo c a litie s w h e re h e h a s o b s e rv e d i t— I l a tn a -
g iri, P e v e , K h c d -M a lv a n , a n d D h am a p u r iu t h e s o u th , a n d B a iik o k in th e n o r th .
M r. ML D a v iso n h a s o b ta in e d th e sp ec ie s a t J I u d d u r , in M y so re , a u d sp e c im e n s from
C o o n o o r, in th e N i lg h i r i H i l l s , a r c in th e U u in o c o lle c tio n .
C a p ta in V ip a u , in th e f ir s t v o lum e o f ‘ S tr a y E e a th e r s ,’ re f e r s to a l e t t e r a d d r e s s e d
to th e ‘ F i e l d ’ b y a u a n o n ym o u s w r ite r , in -which th o M 'ire - ta ilc d Sw allow is s a id n o t to
o c c u r w e s t o f C o im b a to r e ; b u t b e s ta te s t l i a t h e saw s e v e ra l in F e b r u a r y a b o u t five m ile s
from C a iiu a n o re , a n d a b o u t 2 00 y a r d s from th e c o a s t.
I n B u rm a h C a p ta in M 'a rd law I lam s a y p ro c u r e d th o p r e s e n t sp e c ie s a t T o n g h o o , a n d
D r . A n d e rs o n m e t w i th i t a t B h a in o iu J a n u a r y . A sp e c im e n from t h e n e ig h b o u rh o o d
o t lla n g o o i i is s a id b y M r. O a te s to bo in th e P h a y r e M u s e um in t h a t tow n . A c c o rd in g
to M e s s rs . I l u m e a n d D a v iso n i t o n ly o c c u rs in tb e n o r th o f T e n a s s e r im ; a n d th e l a t t e r
tra v e lle r say s t h a t h e fo u n d th e sp e c ie s tly iu g o v e r th o p a d d y -fie ld s in sm a ll im m h e r s a t
P a lip o o n , h u t d id n o t n o tic e it a n yw h e re else iu th e p ro v in c e . C a p t. B in g h am , w r it in g
from T e n a s s e rim , s a y s “ I id o iitilic d , b u t fa ile d to s e c u re , s p e c im e n s o f th i s b e a u tif u l
Sw allow a t K am a n g l a ra p id s o n tb e T lio u n g j'e c n l l iv c r . I n J u l y 1 8 7 9 , I lo u u d th em
c om m o n a b o u t th e p a d d y -fie ld s n e a r K am a u la i o n t h e S a lw e e n , a n d s e c u re d a lew
sp e c im e n s . I o n ly n o tic e d th em fo r a d ay o r tw o , a n d th e n th e y p a s se d o u w e s tw a rd .”
Y'on I l e u g l in g iv e s th e fo llow in g n o te o n th e h a b its o f t h e M 'ire - ta ile d Sw a llow iu
N o r tli-e a s tc rii A f ric a “ I o b se rv e d th e s e c lia rm in g l i tt l e c r e a tu r e s fr om tb o e n d o f th e
r a in y sea so n u n t i l F e b r u a r y o r M a r c h , b u t I c a n n o t s a y w i th c e r ta in ty it tlie y m ig r a t e