NOTES ON " THE WATERS OF WESTERN INDIA." 45 



one shot at Panwell. I have seen two or three others besides of 

 which I have no note as to dates. 



The Chesnut Bittern (Ardetta cinnamomea) — is fairly common. 

 I have seen several, but have seldom fired at them. I have shot 

 them at Gorebunder, and shot one near Penn on November 28th, 

 1886. 



The Stone Plover (Bastard Florican). — Rare. I have only shot one 

 at Panwell and don't remember having seen another. 



The black-tailed Godwit. — I have only once seen one, a solitai'y 

 bird. I shot it in February 1884 among the salt pans at Penn. 



The Avocet — does not occur, I think, about the Bombay Harbour. 

 I have seen several and shot a few in the creeks near Udwara and 

 Billimoria. 



The Purple Coot. — Large numbers are to be found on the Bhewndy 

 Tank. I saw three and shot one on the Vehar Lake. 



The Bald Coot. — Quite common, large flocks on the Bhewndy 

 Tank,"] Panwell Tank, Vehar Lake, on several small tanks near 

 Callian, Panwell, Penn. Bald coots are always to be found in 

 the cold weather ; not having visited them at other times of the 

 year, I can't say if they remain there. 



Bails and Crakes. — A large variety are to be found in the paddy 

 fields across the harbour before the rice is cut. I am unable to 

 particularize them as I have seldom fired at them. The spotted 

 crake (Porzana Maruetta), I know, is pretty common; I have shot 

 it occasionally. 



Curlew. — I saw a curlew on the Bombay race-course on Septem- 

 ber 26th, 1886. 



The Cotton Teal. — This duck certainly bred this year in the paddy 

 fields near Indune. I shot several, some of them young- birds, of 

 this year on November 3rd, and also saw a young one alive, unable 

 to fly, in the possession of a villager who had caught it. 



The NuJcta. — A young bird of this year was shot by Mr. Leslie 

 Crawford in my presence on a small tank not far from Penn on 

 November 28th. It was a solitary one. I have not seen the nukta 

 here before. On the same tank, at the same time, I shot a tufted 

 pochard, also a solitary one. I sent the latter to the Society. It 

 had a bright golden eye, so I am sure it was the tufted pochard. 

 Mr. Aitken at first thought it was a white-eyed pochard. 



The Scaup Buck. — I shot a female on a small tank near Panwell 

 on January 13th, 1884. I believe this is the only instance of a scaup 



