Indian Birds 



225a. Butorides javanica : The Little Green 

 Heron. (F. 1567), (J. 93i)> ( + IV-) 



A small skulking heron of greenish plumage, 

 with long black crest and a black line from the 

 base of the bill running backwards below the 

 eye. 



226. Phoenicofterus roseus : The Common 

 Flamingo. (F. 1575), (J. 944), (+V ; nearly 

 4i feet long.) 



These beautiful birds occur in flocks in 

 shallow lakes. They are white with a pink 

 tinge. The wings are white, black, and cerise. 

 The long legs are deep pink. The curious beak 

 is bent in the middle to form an obtuse angle. 

 (The beak is figured on p. 408 of Vol. IV. of 

 O. and B. B.) 



The Geese, 227 and 228 

 As geese are game birds they do not come 

 strictly within the scope of this book. How- 

 ever, as these birds are much en evidence in 

 Upper India in the cold weather, I will briefly 

 describe the two common species. 



In the U. P. during the winter months no 



sight is more common than that of a V-shaped 



flock of geese cleaving its way through the air 



on quivering wings. The birds, as they fly, 



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