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Observed here and there throughout the winter, whether on 

 the river or at the side of the smallest village pond. 



1559. The Large Egret — Herodias alba (L.) 



Two were seen at Chamkaur on I4th December. 



1562*. The Cattle Egret — Bubulcus coroniandus (Bodd ) 



A. number were observed about Chamkaur from 12 to 14th 

 December. 



1565*. The Pond Heron — Ardeola grayi (Sykes). 



I do nob understand the distribution of this common bird in 

 Ambala district. While noue were met about the marshes of 

 Chamkaur on 14th December many were observed from the 

 train near Lalru on 27th December and between Rajpura and 

 Ambala on 26th January. After this the only ones observed 

 wore as follows: — 24th March, 2 at Kharar ; 27th March, 1 at 

 Chandighar ; 12th April, 1 at Ambala. 



1568'. The Night Heron — Nycticnrax gviseus (L.) 

 Included in Dr. Scott's list. 



1574. The Bittern — Botaurus stellaris (L.). 



One was observed about some thick reed beds at Chamkaur 

 on the 13th and 14th December, and two were flushed from 

 reeds in the Mubariqpur marshes on 20th February. 



1679. The Grey-lag Goose — Anser ferus, Schaeff. 



" Tolerably common about Ambala in the cold weather, 

 especially so in January 1866, when I tried to stalk some but 

 sigually failed. 1 find that the late Dr Scott remarks of this 

 species that on the 8rd and 4th March 1866, vast flocks were 

 seeu passiug over Ambala, leaving for the colder lakes of Tibet. 

 Ill the preceding year (1865), the rain which fell at the end of 

 February and the beginning of Mar -h caused them to leave 

 later in the annual migrations ; and he mentions that on the 

 7th March he saw 2 flights of Geese, and on the 8th and 9th 

 of the same month ' more ditto' ; while on the 14th March 1865, 

 only a small flight were to be seen high in the air over the race- 

 course. In 1864, he notices having seen wild Geese passing 

 north on the 28th and 29th of February, and in 186-3 the dates 

 were respectively February 27th and 28th of Geese leaving 

 the plains." (Beavan.) 



1583. The Bar-headed Goose — Anser indicus (Lath.) 



" They occur in large numbers around Ambala and are cap- 

 tured by the natives". (Beavan.) 



I saw a big gaggle of Geese, apparently of this species, about 

 the Sutlej at Rupar on 20th and 22nd March. 



On 18th November and 21st February, I heard what appeared 

 to be gaggles of Geese passing over my bungalow in Ambala 

 after dark, and on the 5th March about 9 a.m. I saw what 

 appeared to be some Geese flying southwards in the same place. 

 It was of course impossible to say what species was represented. 



1586. The Pink-hoaded Duck — Rfiodonessa carifophijUaoea (Lath.) 



I have already recorded (Journal, B. N. H. S., xxiv., 699) a 

 pair of these rare Ducks which I sa.v at Rupar on 2l8t March. 



158S. The Ruddy Sheldrake— Crt-'arca m^iVa (Pall.) 



Common in the marches of Chamkaur on I3th and 14th De- 

 cember, and on the Sutlej above Rupar on 16th December and 



