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108. Ortygometra bailloxii, 



Ortygometra baillonii (A'ieill.) ; Hume & Marshall, Game Birds of India, vol. ii. p. 203, pi. 35 (1879). 

 Porzana baiUoni, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1882, p. 123 ; Scully, /. c. p. 88. 

 Gallimda pygmcea, Severtz. t. c. p. 69; Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. -413. 



1. ? . Nusliki. 26tli September, 1884. 



2. J . Between Gaz-i-clia and Safia. 7t]i October, 1884. 



109. PULICA ATRA. 



Fidica afra, L. ; Blanf. t. c. p. 289 (1876) ; Severtz. t. c. p. 69; Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 413 ; Swinhoe, 

 Ibis, 1882, p. 122; Sully, t. c. p. 88. 



1. — . Kalla-i-maur, Badghis. 29th March, 1885. 

 [This bird was sent to me by Mr. Merk. — J. E. T. A.] 



Order HERODIONES. 

 Fam. ARDEIDtE. 



110. BOTAURUS STELLARIS. 



Botaurus stellaris (L.) ; Blanf. t. c. p. 297 (1876) ; Severtz. /. c. p. 68; Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 325 ; 

 C. Swiuhoe, ibid. 1882, p. 123. 



1,2. (^ ; 3. ? . Bala-morgliab, Badgliis. 29th December, 1884. 

 4. (J. Karaol-khana, Badghis. 15th February, 1885. 



[The Bitteru is very common, living- in exactly the same wet localities as where the 

 Morghab Pheasant is found, and tliese specimens were all shot whilst looking for 

 Pheasants.— J. E. T. A.] 



111. Platalea leucorodia. 



Pkdalea leucorodia, L.; Blanf. t.c. p. 298 (1876) ; Severtz. t.c. p. 68; Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 326. 



1, 2. Sex unknown. [The birds wore cleaned and then sent to me from Kalla-i-maur, Badghis, by 

 Mr. Merk. 25th March, 1885.— J. E. T. A.] 



Order ANSERES. 



Earn. ANATID^. 

 112. Braxta rtjfina. 



Branta rufiiia, Pall. ; Hume & Marshall, Game Birds of India, vol. iii. p. 253, pi. 34 (1880). 

 Fuligula rufina, Blanf. t. c. p. 801 ; Severtz. t. c. p. 70 ; Dresser, Ibis, p. 421 ; C. Swiuhoe, ibid. 1882, 

 p. 125. 



1.2. (J. Bala-morghab, Badghis. January 1885. 



3. 9 . „ „ 23rd January, 1885. 



