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(641) H. GARZETTA. — The Little Egret. 

 Hume, No. 927-927 bis; Blanford, No. 1561. 

 Very common. 



(642) BuBULCUs coRAMANDUS. — The Cattle Egret. 

 Hume, No. 929 ; Blanford, No. 1562. 

 Still more common ; ascends the hills occasionally up to 2,200 feet, 

 above which I have not met with it. 



(643) Lepterodius sacee. — The Eastern Reef Heron. 

 Hume, No. 928 bis ; Blanford, No. 1564. 

 Must be a very rare bird in the Surma Valley. I have two specimens, 

 neither quite adult, which were shot in the Chutta bheel, Cachar, but I 

 can find no other record of their appearance in Assam, nor have any 

 of my co-respondents ever met with it. 



(644) Ardeola grayi. — The Pond Heron. 

 Hume, No. 929 ; Blanford, No. 1565. 

 As common in Cachar as everywhere else ; I do not know how 

 Hume failed to notice it more often ; it ascends the streams up to 

 3,000 feet. 



(645) BuTOROiDEs javanica.— The Little Green Heron. 



Hu7ne, No. 931 ; Blanford, No. 1567. 



Extremely common in the hills on all of the streams, but less so in 



the plains. Far from the hills it appears seldom to wander. It is a 



silent, solitary bird, seeking darkness and shade and venturing as little 



as possible into bright sunlight. 



(646) Nycticorax griseus. — The Night Heron. 

 Hime, No. 937 ; Blanford, No. 1568. 

 Rare in Cachar, but, of course, where it does occur it assembles in 

 large flocks. I have heard its cry at elevations of over 3,000 feet but 

 never saw the bird, and whether it lived at these heights or merely 

 crossed the ridges working from one stream to another, I cannot 

 say. 



(647) Gorsachids melanolophus. — The Malay Bittern. 

 Hume, No. 936 bis ; Blatiford, No. 1569. 

 Recorded by Hume from North- Eastern Cachar. I have not met 

 with it. Mr. Primrose has also obtained a specimen. 



