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Nat ve name 

 — Dauk. 



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Nat've name 

 — Kaim. 



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Naf vc r-.ame 

 — Pipi. 



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Kativ name 

 — Kam Meko.' 



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Hume, Cat. ^o. 907 ; Blanf. No. 1401. Amaurounis phienicurus (Penn.)— 

 Tbe Wbite-bre.isted Water-hen. 

 Exceedingly common. 



Genus Porphyrio (Brisson, 1760.) 

 Hume, Cat. No. 902 ; Blanf. No. 1404. Porphyrio poliocephai-us (Lath.) 

 —The Purple Moorhen, 



Near the Bengali busties, on the opposite side of the river, at the Roopa- 

 cherra ghat, there is a stretch of land which during the rains has a good 

 deal of water in it ; here, I have several times flushed and shot this species 

 in the thick reeds and paddy that surrounded the place. I had a pair of 

 tame birds which used to roam about near my bungalow. They would jump 

 up at the women who came lo pluck the tea bushes that surrounded the 

 bungalow and chase them for a good distance, every now and then flying 

 up at them. 



Family Grvidcp. 



Genus Grus (Pallas, 17ti6,) 



Hume, Cat. No. 863 ; Blanf. No. 1409. Grus antigone (Linn.)— The Sarus. 



Mr. Stuart Baker in Vol. XII, No. 3 of this Journal, on page 494, mentions 



having once seen a pair of these cranes near Hylakandy during the cold 



weather of 1 894. 



Order Limicolce. 

 Family Parridce. 

 Genus Metopidius (Wagler, 1832.) 

 Hume, Cat. No. 900 ; Blanf. No. 1428. Motopidius indicus (Lath.)~The 

 Bronze-Winged Jacana. 

 Exceedingly common. 



Genus Hydrophasianus (Wagl , 1832.) 

 Hume, Cat. No. 901 ; Blunf. No. 1429. Hydrophasianus chirurgus (Scop.) 

 — The I'hea^ant-Tailed Jacana. 



Rather scarce and only found in the rains. My few specimens were secured 

 ' where I got those of Porphyrio i^oUocephalus. 



Family Charadriidce. 

 Sub-Family Charadriince. 

 Genus Sarcogrammus (Reich., 1852.) 

 Hume, Cat. No. Sbb ; Blanf . No. 1431. Sarcogrammos INDICUS (Bodd.) — 

 The Red wattled Lapwing. 



I have sten several of this species in the district. 



Genus Microsarcops (Sharpe, 1896.) 

 Hume, Cat. No. 854 ; Blanf. No. 1434. MicuosaRCop.s cinereus (BIyth).— 

 The Gr' y-headed Lapwing. 



I have not secured any specimens, but Mr. Primrose has got several in the 

 adjoining district and it is pretty sure to be found here. 



