LIST OF BIRDS FOUND IN AND ABOUT MADRAS. 497 



1490. Larus ridibundus. — The Laughing Gull. — This is the only 

 Gull that is common about Madras. 



1491. Larus brunneicephalus. — The Brown-headed Gull. 



1492. Lams hemprkhi. — The Sooty Gull. — A specimen of this 

 bird, labelled " Madras," occurs in the local museum. 



1498. Hydroprogne caspia.~The Caspian Tern. 



1499. Sterna anylica. — The Gull-billed Tern. — This tern is very 

 common about Madras. 



1501. Sterna media. — The Smaller Crested Tern. 



1502. Sterna bergii. — The Large Crested Tern. 



1504. Sterna melanogaster. — The Black-bellied Tern. 



1505. Sterna albigena. — The White-cheeked Tern. 

 1511. Sterna saundersi. — The Black-shafted Ternlet. 



1527. Phalacrocorax fuscicollis. — The Indian Shag.— Some of these 

 birds are to be seen on the Red Hills Tank. — Captain H. N. Packard 

 describes it as breeding in December at the Vaden Tanjal tank near 

 Chingleput. 



1528. Phalacrocorax javanicus. — The Little Cormorant. — This bird 

 is abundant on most of the large sheets of water round about Madras. 



1529. Plotus melanogaster. — The Indian Darter or Snake-bird. 

 1538. Puffinus chlororhynchus. — The Green-billed Shearwater. I 



have never seen this bird, but Jerdon is supposed to have obtained a 

 specimen in Madras, hence its inclusion in this list. 



1545. Platalea leucorodia. — The Spoonbill. — This bird is not com- 

 mon in the neighbourhood of Madras. 



1548. Dissura episcopus. — The White-necked Stork. 



1549. Xenorhynchus asiatkus. — The Black-necked Stork. 



1553. Anastamus oscillans. — The Open-bill. — Captain Packard de- 

 scribes this and the next species as breeding in December at the Vaden 

 Tanjal tank. 



1554. Ardea manillensis. — The Eastern Purple Heron. 



1555. Ardea cinerea. — The Common Heron. 



1559. Herodias alba. — The Large Egret. 



1560. Herodias intermedia. — The Smaller Egret. 



1561. Herodias garzetta. — The Little Egret. 



1562. Bubulcus coromandus. — The Cattle Egret. 



1565. Ardeola grayi. — The Pond Heron. 



1567. Bulorides javanka. — The Little Green Heron. 

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