THE BIRDS OF NORTH C A CHAR. 493 



(560) T. DUSSUMiEPJ. — The Little Buttou-Quail. 

 Hitme, No. 835 ; Blanford, No. 1383. 



Less common than the last, still very far from rare. 



(561) T. BLANFOBDi. — The Bm-mese Button-Quail. 

 Hums, No. 834 bis; Blanford, No. 1386. 



Fairly common. The eggs, of which I have many, are undistinguish- 

 able from those of T. piignax and like them alioays four in 

 number. 



Order XIV— GRALL^. 

 Sub-order — Fulicaei^. 

 Family Rallidce. 

 (562) Hypot^nidia strla.ta. — The Blue-breasted Banded Rail. 



Hume, No. 913; Blanford, No. 1389. 

 One of the most common of Cachar water-birds. It ascends the 

 hills up to nearly 3,000 feet. 



(5 Go) PoRzANA PUSiLLA. — The Eastern Baillon's Crake. 

 Hume, No. 910 ; Blanford, No. 1393. 

 I have not seen many specimens of this little crake in Cachar, but 

 am told that it is very common in some localities. 



(564) Raluna superciliaris. — The Banded Crake. 



Hume, No. 912 ; Blanford, No. 1395. 



Rare and such a skulker th-at it appears even more so than it really 



is. It breeds in N. Cachar and I captured a hen bird with one young 



one on the nest, a pile of loose grass with a deep cup in the 



centre. 



(565) R. FASCIATA. — The Malayan Banded Crake. 

 Hume, Mo. 912 his ; Blanford, No. 1396. 

 I have one female which must, I think, be put down to this species. 

 It was caught in my bearer's house in which it had taken I'efuge during 

 a very high wind. 



(566) Amaurornis fuscus. — The Ruddy Crake. 

 Hume, No. 911 ; Blanford No. 1398. 

 Common in Cachar and ascends the hills up to 3,000 feet. 

 (567) A. AKOOL. — The Brown Crake. 

 Hnme, No. 908 ; Blanford, No. 1400. 

 I have two skins of this bird which were obtained on the Chutia 

 bheel, a large swamp quite close to Silchar. 



