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the lip with yellow streaks. It grows in spiny whorls, on 

 branching stems about a foot in height. 



Another hour spent at the "Tank" early the next morning 

 resulted in considerable additions to the previous record. 

 I counted seventy-eight Ducks in sight at once ; and in the 

 same pool of water with some of the Ducks a Spoonbill was 

 wading, and turning up the mud with the flattened end of its 

 bill. Next to the Cranes and Herons, it was the largest bird 

 seen. Amongst some reeds not far from the Spoonbill, a 

 Purple Heron was standing. Snipe kept rising, one or two 

 at a time, and often settling most conveniently near to me. 

 Their cry seemed to be the same as our Common Snipe's, and 

 the colouring to be the same ; the under parts were rather 

 lighter than in our Snipe. Fifteen Teal rose together ; as 

 they flew I could distinguish no colour but grey ; one which 

 remained behind had two small white bars on the wing ; 

 wlien flying, the under parts appeared light-coloured, and the 

 under side of the wing looked white. A Yellow-headed 

 Wagtail had the face and breast pale yellow, a little black on 

 the nape of its neck, and a grey back. A most graceful 

 Black-bellied Tern was fishing in the "Tank"; it had the 

 bill and legs orange, silvery wings and back, and a white 

 throat ; the crown of the head, the breast, and under parts 

 were^lack. Some Bunting-like birds, which settled on a 

 hedge, had bright yellow breasts, pale chocolate throats and 

 heads, grey backs, and brownish wings faintly tinged with 

 gi'een ; these are the Weaver-birds, whose nests have been 

 already described. One or two Indian Bush-chats were 

 about ; they are like our English Stonechat, but smaller, and 

 their rumps are lighter. A little flock of small, brown 

 Finches [Munias), with white rumps, were playing about the 

 hedge surromiding a field of cotton near the "Tank." 



Annual Meeting. — October 21st, 1887. 

 The Annual Eeport and Balance Sheet were read and 

 adopted, as follows : — 



