156 Mr. W. Jesse on the 



No. 1402. Gallinula chlokopus. Moor-hen. 



I have not found this species at all common, and have 

 seen it on comparatively few occasions. It appears to breed 

 with us, but I have not yet got the nest or eggs. 



No. 1401. Porphyrio poliocephalus. Purple Moor-hen. 



Khima [H.]. 



Common on the very large jheels, such as Korela at 

 Mohanlalganj. Here I have seen its eggs in August. The 

 nest is amongst rushes and generally some distance from the 

 shore. Eight is the largest clutch that I have taken. 



These eggs averaged 1-89" x 1-38" 



Measurement of largest egg 1-93" X 1*41" 



„ smallest egg 1-79" x 1'38" 



This species is said to commit much damage amongst the 

 rice-fields, but I have not any direct evidence of this. I 

 have not observed it away from its favourite haunts, amidst 

 the rushes and water-plants, about which it climbs as easily 

 as a Great Reed-Warbler. It has a very loud and rather 

 disagreeable cry. 



-f-No. 1405. Fulica atra. Coot. 



Thekari, Ari, Khuskul [H.]. 



The Coot is a permanent resident wherever there are large 

 rushy jheels, but migrates locally. In the winter it is found 

 everywhere. It swims, dives, and flies well, and is much 

 faster on the wing than is at first sight apparent. 



No. 1407. Grus communis. Common Crane. 



Kulang [H.]. 



Hardly so common, I fancy, as Reid would have us believe, 

 at any rate in the actual vicinity of Lucknow. It appears 

 to be more numerous on the backwaters of the big rivers, 

 particularly the Gogra. 



No. 1408. Grus leucogeranus. Great White or Siberian 

 Crane. 



Tunhi [H., teste Reid]. 



The only person who records this species is Reid, and he 

 reports five examples from Sandila, which is really outside 

 the old Lucknow Division, but in that of Hardoi. 



Both these Cranes are, of course, only winter visitors. 



