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127. 8. Dasahcvpa. — Mr. Wroughton took two specimens of this 

 at Bassein in the Tanna District. 



In concluding these very superficial notes I must acknowledge 

 my indebtedness to Mr. L. de Niceville and also to Colonel C- 

 Swinhoe for that assistance^ in naming specimens without which 

 a mere collector like myself could not have proceeded many steps. 



NOTES ON "THE WATERS OF WESTERN INDIA." 

 By Mr. J. D. Inverarity. 



u The interesting article on the above subject by Keswal in the 

 October number of the Society's Journal induces me to send you a 

 few rough notes taken from my journal which I think will prove 

 that some of the birds mentioned by Keswal as not occurring in 

 the Konkan are to be found there. 



The Indian Golden Plover. — This bird, I should saj r , is fairly com- 

 mon about the salt lands and rice fields bordering' the numerous 

 creeks that run up from the Bombay Harbour. The first I remember 

 seeing, were on the Bombay flats in October 1877. I saw three and 

 shot a couple on the site of the present race-course. In a sub- 

 sequent year, I think March 1883, 1 saw a flock of about a dozen close 

 to the race-course one evening when I was riding. I approached 

 quite close to them two or three times, and have no doubt they were 

 golden plovers.' I have also shot them as follows : — February 1878, 

 4^ couple near Panwell ; December 1878, 1^ couple on the Tanna 

 creek; November 1880, 2 couple near Tullooja ; February 1881, 2| 

 couple near Panwell ; February 1884, 1 couple near Panwell; Nov- 

 ember 1886, 2 couple near Penn. In fact, I may say, I have seen 

 some every year I have been shooting. I was at home in the cold 

 weather of 1879-80, 1882-83 and 1884-85, which accounts for my 

 having no note of them in those seasons. 



The Bittern. — The large true bittern I have shot several times, 

 though in some years they don't put in an appearance. In Oc- 

 tober 1877 I shot one on the Bombay flats close to the site of the 

 present James Gi-eaves Spinning Mill ; January 1878, saw one on 

 the Bhewndy Tank ; February 1878, shot one at Panwell ; February 

 1881, one shot at Panwell ; November 1883, two shot at Tullooja ; 

 December 1883, two shot at Deo near Panwell; February 1884, 



