of the Southern Shan States. 559 



388. Gallinago stenura (Kuhl). (1485.) 



389. Gallinago gallinula (Liun.). (1487.) 

 Common in the Shan States as compared with most places 



in Burma. I have had six specimens in a bag of Snipe 

 in one day. 



390. RosTRATULA CAPENsis (Linn.). (1488.) 

 Very common round the Fort Stedman lake. 



391. Larus brunneicephalus Jerd. (1491.) 



Very common in the cold season on the Fort Stedman 

 lake; most of the birds in juvenile plumage. 



392. Hydrochehdon leucoptera (Meisner & Schinz). 

 (1497.) 



393. Sterna seena Sykes. (1503.) 

 Very common. 



394. Sterna melanogaster Temm. (1504.) 



A few of these birds are seen on most of the days when 

 ])eople go out shooting on the Fort Stedman lake in the cold 

 season. There are some other Terns found there, but I have 

 not obtained specimens of them. 



395. Phalacrocorax carbo (Linn.). (1526.) 

 Common. 



396. Phalacrocorax javanicus (Horsf.). (1528.) 

 Very common. 



397. Plotus melanogaster (Penn.). (1529.) 

 Common. 



398. Ibis melanocephala (Lath.). (1541.) 



399. Plegadis falcinellus (Linn.). (1544.) 

 Fairly common. 



400. DissuRA EPiscopus (Bodd.). (1548.) 

 Common. 



401. Xenorhynchus ASiATicus (Lath.). (1519.) 



402. Leptoptilus dubius (Grael.). (1550.) 

 A fair number are seen every rainy season. 



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