3 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXVI. 



1555. The Common Heron — Ardea ciimrea, L. 



Observed fairly commonly throughout my stay in the district. 

 A great number were seen about the sandbanks of the river on 

 2nd September, and these were perhaps a migrating flock. 

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

 One was seen on 4th October. 



1561. The Little Egret— Herodia garzetta (L.). 



1562. The Cattle Egret — Bubulcus coromandus (Bodd.). 



It is exceedingly diflicult to tell the Egrets apart except 

 under the most favourable circumstances, as when seen flying 

 at some distance all look uniformly alike and white. 



Egrets, representing doubtless both the above species, were 

 seen throughout my stay in the district, and became particularly 

 abundant in September, when large flocks appeared ; Buhvkus 

 coromandus was clearly identified on difl'erent dates throughout 

 my stay. 

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



1567. The Little Green 'H.eron—Bviorides javanica (Horsf.). 



Specimens were obtained at Ladhowal on 15th and 30th 

 September. 



1568. The Night Heron — Nycticorax griseus (L.). 



Observed iu small numbers thoughout my stay in the District. 



1571. The Yellow Bittern — Ardelta sinensis (Gm.). 



A fair number of these little Bitterns were seen in the 

 reed beds at Ladhowal on various dates between 3rd July and 

 15th September ; they seemed to keep entirely to the reed beds 

 and never come into the open, hence it was very diflicult to 

 observe them or obtain specimens. They are probably nocturnal 

 feeders and may emerge more after dark, as occasionally 

 towards dusk one might be seen winging its noiseless flight 

 over the reed beds without having been flushed by the party. 

 They doubtless breed here, but the thickness of the weeds and 

 reeds, which render rowing, a matter of great difiiculty, and the 

 depth of the water which prevents poling in many places, pre- 

 vented my finding any nests, unless a nest with a single egg 

 found on 5th August belonged to this species. It was however 

 destroyed by some thing before I had identified the owner. 



1572. The Chestnut Bittern— ^n/efto cinnomomea (Gm.). 



A male was shot from the big reed bed on 3rd July, and at the 

 spot where it rose I found a nest with one fresh egg which was 

 apparently its property. The nest was a mere pad of wet vege- 

 table matter, resting in Marsh grass, about 15 inches above the 

 surface of the water, in a small bush growing amongst the reeds. 

 1591. The Cotton-Teal — Netlopus coromandus (Gm.). 



A pair were seen at Ladhowal on 28th July, and 5 near the 

 same place on 5th August ; a female was given to me on Sep- 

 tember 9th which had been shot that day at Ladhowal. This is 

 the first locality in the Punjab where I have personally met 

 with the species. 

 1602. The Shoveller— /Spaftt^a dypeata (L.). 



First observed on 7th October. 

 1617. The Indian Little Grebe— Podicipes albipennis (Sharpe.). 



On October 5th I found a small party of young Grebes, the 

 size of Thrushes and in the striped down plumage, near their 

 nest which was amongst a few reeds in a flooded borrow pit 

 by the railway line. 



