found in the neighbourhood of Calcutta. 177 



ceived it from Mr. Jerdon in Southern India, and also a fine spe- 

 cimen from Chusan, 



11. A. javanica. 



Subgenus f 



12. A, lepida, Horstield. 



Subgenus ? Ardeola (Brisson), Bonap. 



13. A. cinnamomea. 



Subgenus Botaurus {Brisson), Stephens, 



14. A. stellaiisj Lin. 



Subgenus Nycticorax (Brisson), Stephens, 



15. A, Gardeni (Gm.), Jardine. iV. manillensis may perhaps 

 also occur as a straggler. 



Among other species lately obtained, may be mentioned a se- 

 cond example of Aquila pennata, both specimens being females, 

 but in very diflPerent plumage ; the last contained the remains of 

 a house pigeon in its stomach, confirmatory of Mr. Jerdon's ob- 

 servations on the usual prey of this pigmy eagle ; — Osprey, two 

 specimens ; Calliope Lathami appears to be veiy numerous this 

 season; Chaitarisrubeculoides, two; (Edicnemus crepitans, another ; 

 Pluvianus cinereus, several; J'erekia javanica, several. 



I am about to describe another new Manis from Arracan, ad- 

 ditional to M. brachyura, javanica, and leptura (nobis) ; also a 

 new Badger (true Meles) from Assam ; and I have various other 

 undetermined species of mammalia, several of which are probably 

 new, besides abundance of novelties in other classes. 



But the most interesting fact which I have lately determined is 

 decidedly the existence of three distinct species of true Crocodile 

 in the estuary of the Ganges ; one however of which I as yet 

 know by the skull alone, of which I have three specimens ; of 

 these I shall pack up one in a collection I am now about to des- 

 patch to the India-house, and with it a stuffed specimen of the 

 young of the other which is additional to the common C. bipor- 

 catus ; and I will also send with them the sternal apparatus of my 

 new huge heron, with that of ^. cinerea to show the comparative 

 size. At the close of the present cool season I purpose to resume 

 my notices of the ornithology of this neighbourhood, which will 

 afford time for the return hither of this paper in a printed form ; 

 but I do not anticipate more than a few accessions to the list of 

 bu'ds which I have now supplied you with, the more especially as 

 I expect to have no leisure for personal quest of specimens. 



Nov. \Qth. — My shikaree has just come in, with six specimens 

 of the genus Phylloscopus, all of different species, and two of 

 them new, viz, 



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