ANIMAL AND PLANT LIFE. 165 
118. Tantalus leucocephalus. Seen at Kumuna. 
119. Anastomus oscitans. Along the coast south of Pottuvil. 
Local name Gonbeli-kokka. 
120. Dissura episcopus. Seen in numbers at Bargura. 
121. A bird locally called “‘ Mdno-kokka”’ was seen by me at 
Lahugala, but I am uncertain if it is identical with Leptopilus 
javanicus. 
122. Xenorhynchus asiaticus. I watched a pair at the mouth 
of the Kumbukkan river, seemingly feeding on fish, but I was 
unable to procure an example for more close identification. 
123. Ardea cinerea. Near Panawa and at Bargura. 
124. Herodias alba. Seen at Panawa and at Okanda, but 
doubtfully included here. 
125. Ardeola grayi. Plentiful at Newgalla, Wattegama, and 
in wet fields round Monaragala. 
126. Ardeiralla cinnamomea. Only seen near wet fields near 
Monaragala and the margin of the tank at Wattegama. 
127. Phalacrocorax carbo. Plentiful in Panawa and Lahugala 
tanks. 
128. Plotus melanogaster. Common ; often found in stagnant 
river pools right in the heart of the forest. 
129. Pelecanus philippinensis. Only seen in the large 
at Kumuna, where it is very abundant, and breeds there. 
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