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82. Bubulciis coromaiidus Bodd. — 1 ? ^^4 l^AS. The 

 Cattle Egret is fairly' abundant throughout the Peninsula 

 generally occurring near the coasts. It is almost always 

 associated witli the water-buffaloes, but may also be found 

 oii the mud-flats along the coasts and in the rivers mixed 

 np witli the other members of the family. 



83. Mesoplioyx i ut ei med i ti Wagl. - 1 S ^Vr> 1915. 



84. Ardea ciiierea youyi Clark. — 1 ? ^7r. 1915. Iris: 

 yellow. Eastern specimens of the eommon Grey Heron have 

 been separated under the above-mentioned name {Proc. U. 

 S. Nat. Mus. Vol. 32, 1907 p. 468) chiefly on account of the 

 wing-coverts being almost ashy white. Even the upper parts 

 of the body are slightly paler thaii those of European 

 specimens. 



85. Triu^^a crassirostris Temm. & Schleg. — 1 $ ^Vr» 

 1915. Iris: brown. Wing: 178 mm.; Tail: 69 mm.; Culmen : 

 42 mm.; Tarsus: 35 mm. This species is only found during 

 the winter months, its breeding places being situated in 

 Japan and Eastern Siberia. During the cold season, it has, 

 however, been found along the coasts of the Bay of Bengal 

 and on the islands in the China Sea. It is now-where very 

 eommon and has ne ver been found far inland. 



86. Totaiius calidris Linn. — 2 ?? ^V:, 1915. The 

 Redshank is eommon everywhere along the coasts of the 

 Peninsula during the winter months. It generally keeps to 

 the mud-flats, but may also occur in the smaller creeks. 



87. Osiiiotrerou yeniaiis Linn. — 1 $ "Vö 1915; 2 $$ 

 ^/ä 1915. Iris: påle green. This is apparently the most 

 eommon Green Pigeon throughout the whole Peninsula but 

 it never ascends the higher mountains. 



88. Osmotreroii fulvicollis Wagl. — 1 $ 'V- 1915; 1 ? 

 i-A 1915. This fine Pigeon is by no means as eommon as 

 the preceeding species and in the collection there are only 

 two specimens. Outside the Malay Peninsula it has been 

 recorded from Cochin China, Sumatra, Borneo and some of 

 the other Malayan Islands. 



