BIRDS COLLECTED IN THE HYLAKANDY DISTRICT. 681 



Genus S<erw« (Linn., 1766,) 



Hume, Cat. No. 985 ; Blanf. No. 1503. Sterna jjeena (Sykes). — The ^cc 



Indian River Tern. 



Not so common as H. hybrida. 



Order Steganopodes. 



Family Phalacrocoi acidce. 



Genus Phalacrocorax (Brisson, 1760.) 



Hume, Cat. No. 1005 ; Blanf. No. 1526. PhalaOROCORAX carbo (Linn.). — 267 



The Large Cormorant. 



Very rare here. A single specimen was shot by a collector near NaMve name— 



Rupacherra. Fan-K<.wa or 



Kown. 

 Hu-y^e, Cat. No. 1007 i Blanf. No. 1528. Phalacrocorax pygm^us (Pall.). gfis 



— The Little Cormorant. 



Exceedingly common. I have always found them vary tame. 



Sub-Fa'uily Plotinrp. 



Genus PZ'./w.s (Linn., 1766). 



Hume, Cat. No. 1008 ; Blanf. No. 1529. Plotus melanogaster (Penn.) 269 



—The Snake Bird. 



Rather scarce. I shot one at Rupacherra during a flood. 



Order Het'Odiones. 



Sub-Order Ciconice. 



Family Cicomidce. 



Genus Leptoptilus (I esson., 1831 ) 



Hume, Cat. No. 915; Blanf. No. 1551. Leptoptilds javanicus (Horsf.). — . 070 



The Le-ser Adjutant. 



Fairly common in certain parts of the district. I used to see numbers of j^a'ive f-ame— 



them between Lallamukh and Kalacherra in any marshy land. I have (^ariir. 



always found them very wary birds. 



Genus Anastomus (B nnaterre, 1790.) 



Hume, Cat. No. 640 ; Blanf. No. 1553. Anastomds oscitans (Bodd.). — 271 



The Open-bill. 



I have found this species rare here. 



Sub-Order Ardeoe, 



Family Ardeidce. 



Genus Ardea (Linn , 1766.) 



Hume, Cat. No. 924 ; Blanf. No 1554. Ardea manillensis (Sharpe). — 



The Eastern Purple Heron. 



Common here during the rains, but very difficult to get a shot at, except „ 

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on the wing. Breeds here. ](-ra-khariii. 



Genus Herodias (Boie, 1822.) 



Hume, Cat. Nos. 927, 927 Us ; Blanf. No. 1561, Herodias garzetta 



(Linn.).-The Little Egret. 273 



Common. 



