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219.— THE SOUTHERN SIRKEER. 



Taccocua Uschenaulti, Less. 

 Within oui- limits the Southern Sirkeer seems restricted to the 

 south-west, extending as far north as Khandalla. It is a permanent 

 resident, and Mr. Vidal, C. S., obtained eggs, but I can obtain no 

 description of them. 



220.— THE BENGAL SIRKEER. 



Taccocua sirliee, J. E. Gr. 



Excluding that portion of the Presidency south of Bombay, and 

 perhaps the province of Siud in the north, the Bengal Sirkeer is 

 fairly common in the remaining portion of the district. 



It is a permanent resident, breeding from May to August, making 

 its nest in a fork in some thick bush or densely foliaged tree. It is 

 a large flatfish structure, composed ot twigs, lined with green leaves. 

 The effo-s, two or three in number, are exact miniatures of those of 

 the Crow Pheasant. They measure P39 inches in length by about 

 1*01 in breadth. 



W. Khandesh, May. J. Davidson, C. S. 



222.— THE CENTRAL INDIAN SIRKEER. 



Taccocuat affinis, Bly. 

 I must confess to a great amount of scepticism regarding this 

 bird's title to specific distinction, but Captain Butler records it as 

 "not common in Sind," so it ought to find a place in this paper. 



I met with it at Saugor in the Central Provinces, when I obtained 

 a nest containing a single egg ; this I left undisturbed, expecting to 

 obtain a full clutch, but the bird forsook the nest. This egg does 

 not differ from those of T. sirkee, except that it is a trifle larger. 



A CREEK OF THE KONKAN. 



By W. F. Sinclair, C.S. 



{Read at the Society's Meeting on the 10th Feb. 1889.) 



I BAVJ2 to describe to you a voyage on a creek of tho Konkan ; that 



is, on the estuary of one of the numerous rivers rising in the ghats, 



or between them and Arabian Sea, and flowing westward into that 



sea. These arc, throughout the Konnkan south of Bombay, the main 



