in the vicinity of Calcutta. 169 



cutta throughout the year, but comes less within the town than the 

 preceding one, albeit it is there far from rare ; but about a large 

 abattoir on the outskirts of the town it is most numerous. There 

 are two other Indian species of this group, viz. Ciconia nudifrons, 

 Jerdon, an inhabitant of the peninsula, and C. cristata, M'Clelland, 

 of Assam. 



183. Mycteria australis. Not rare within a short distance. 



190. Anastomus typhus. Not rare within a short distance. 



191. Platalea leucorodia. Not common, but more so in the Soon- 

 derbuns. This and the two preceding species are closely allied by 

 affinity to the next or Ibis group. 



192. Tantalus leucocephalus . I have hitherto obtained but one spe- 

 cimen of this fine species. 



193. Ibis Macei. Not uncommon. 



194. I . falcinellus , Not uncommon. The ferruginous colour cha- 

 racterizes the summer plumage only of adults of this species. 



195. Esacus recurvirostris ; Pseudops (olim Carvanaca) grisea, Hodg- 

 son. I believe that this species occurs, but not commonly, within a 

 moderate distance up the river. 



196. (Edicnemus crepitans. I obtained one specimen last cold 

 season in the bazar. 



197. Pluvianus cinereus, nobis, J. A. S. B. xi. 587. Rather rare. 



198. PI. Goensis. Common. 



199. PI. (Lobivanellus) bilobus. Rare. 



200. Charadrius Virginianus, apud Jardine and Selby, being the 

 Indian representative of Ch. pluvialis. Very common. 



201. Ch. rufinus, nobis. Somewhat rare. 



202. Ch. rufinellus, nobis. Very common. 



203. Ch. minor ; Ch. Phillipensis, Jerdon. Common. 



204. Ch. Cantianus. I obtained a fine pair, separately, during last 

 March. 



205. Squatarola cinerea. Not common. 



206. Himantopus melanopterus . Common. 



207. Recurvirostra avocetta. Far from rare. 



208. Totanus glottoides. Very common. 



209. T. Horsjieldi', Limosa Horsfieldi, Sykes. This delicate little 

 greenshank is abundant. 



210. T.fuscus. Tolerably common. 



211. T. calidris. Very common. 



212. T. glareola. Excessively common. Several dozens may be 

 procured almost daily at the bazar for four or five months succes- 

 sively. 



213. T. ochropus. Somewhat rare. 



214. T, hypoleucos. Less rare than the last, but still far from 

 common. 



215. Limosa melanura. Tolerably common. 



216. Terekia Javanica. Rare. I have obtained three specimens 

 in the course of two cold seasons. 



217. Tringa subarquata. Tolerably common. 



218. Tr. platyrhyncha. During the first cold season I obtained 

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