LIST OF BIRDS FOUND IN AND ABOUT MADRAS. 495 

 1292. Columba intermedia. — The Indian Blue Rock-Pigeon. — Not 



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so abundant as in most places. 



1304. Turtur orientalis. — The Rufous Turtle-Dove. — I have not seen 

 this bird in or about Madras, but there is in the museum a specimen 

 labelled " Madras. " 



1307. Turtur suratensis. — The Spotted Dove. — This is the common 

 dove of the locality. 



1309. Turtur cambayensis. — The Little Brown Dove. 



1310. Turtur risarius. — The Indian Ring Dove. 



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1311. (Enopopelia tranquebarica. — The Red Turtle-Dove. 

 1317. Pterotles fasciatus. — The Painted Sand -Grouse. 

 13-19. Galloperdix spadicea. — The Red Spur-Fowl. 



1354. Excalfactoria chinensis. — The Blue-breasted Quail. 



1355. Coturmx communis. — The Common Quail. 



1356. Cotumix coromandelica. — The Rain Quail. 



1357. Perdicula asiatica. — The Jungle Bush-Quail. — I have not 

 come across either this or the next species, but Hume and Marshall state 

 they have been found at Madras. 



1358. Perdicula argunda. — The Rook Bush-Quail. 

 1375. Francolinus pondicerianus. — The Grey Partridge. 



1395. Rallha superciliaris. — The Banded Crake. — A specimen of 

 this bird in the Museum is labelled " Madras. " 



1401. Amaurornis phcenicurus. — The White-breasted Water-hen. — 

 This is a rare bird about Madras ; as are the two following species. 



1402. Gall inula chloropus. — The Moorhen. 



1403. Gallicrex cinerea. — The Water- Cock. 



1404. Porphyria poliocephalu.i. — Th« Purple Moorhen.— The bird, 

 usually called the purple coot, is fairly common about Madras. 



1405. Fulica atra. — The Coot. 



1416. Sypheotis aurita. — The Lesser Florican. — This bird is not at 

 all common. Mr. Cross who goes out snipe shooting at least once a 

 week during the season tells me that he rarely bags more than one 

 florican a year. 



1424. Rhinoptilus bitarquatus. — Jerdon's Courser. 



1430. Strepsilas inter pres. — The Turnstone. 



1431. Sarcogrammus indicus. — The Red-wattled Lapwing. — Both 

 this species and the next are very common about Madras. 



1433. Sarciophorus malabai'icus. — The Yellow-wattled Lapwing. 



