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1568. Nyelieorax griseus. — The Night Heron. — A considerable 

 colony of these birds dwells in the Red Hills tank. These breed in 

 August on some trees in the islands in the middle of the tank. Mr. 

 Hatchell and I visited the island on 3rd September, but most of the 

 young birds were fledged. We found one or two nests containing 

 eggs and one holding a couple of young birds. 



Captain Packard states that he saw thousands of these birds breed- 

 ing at the Vaden Tanjal tank on 1st December. He says : " Some 

 specimens of N. griseus were in very bedraggled plumage, it being 

 evidently their second brood, and the young of the first brood appeared 

 to be with them. Unfortunately I did not ascertain whether the Red 

 Hills birds bring up a second brood in December." 



1573. Dupetor flavkollis. — The Black Bittern. 



1575. Phoenkopterus roseus. — The Common Flamingo. — A great 

 colony of these birds visits the Pulicat Lake every cold weather : I 

 must have seen over a thousand of them there. I am told that stray 

 birds are sometimes seen on the Cooum at Madras. 



1583. Anser indicus. — The Barred-headed Goose. 



1584. Sareidiornis melanonotus. — The Comb-Duck. 



1588. Casa*-ca rut Ha. — The Brahminy Duck. — Owing to the failure 

 of the monsoon, the tanks about Madras did not fill this year ; hence 

 very few ducks were seen. Moreover, I did not go outside Madras very 

 frequently owing to the fact that the shooting was spoiled : so the 

 list of ducks that follows is compiled from those in the Madras Museum 

 which are labelled " Madras ". I do not think that this is altogether 

 trustworthy : for I understand that some of the specimens were pur- 

 chased in the Moore Market. Upon this their claim to be called 

 Madras birds is based. 



1589. Dendracycna javanica. — The Whistling Teal. 

 1591. Nettopus caromandelianus. — The Cotton Teal. 

 1593. Anas poecihrhyncha. — The Spotted-billed Duck. 

 1595. Chauselasmus streperus. — The Gad wall. 



1597. Nettium crecca. — The Common Teal. 



1600. Dafila acuta. — The Pintail. 



1601. Querquedula circia. — The Garganey Teal. 



1602. Spatula clypeata. — The Shoveller. 

 1604. Netta rufina. — The Red-crested Pochard. 

 1617. Podicipes albipennis. — The Indian Dabchick. 



