Birds of Lucknow. 171 



No. 1560. Herodias intermedia. Smaller Egret. 



Karchia-bogla [H.]. 



Fairly common and a permanent resident. I found it 

 breeding in company with tire Little Egret and the Paddy- 

 bird in July on two tamarinds in the centre of a native 

 village. The nests and eggs resemble those of Ardea 

 cinerea, but are smaller. 



Average of 5 Lucknow eggs T86" x 141" 



Measurement of largest egg L88" x 1*50" 



smallest egg . . .■ 1-80" x 1*36" 



No. 1561. Herodias garzetta. Little Egret. 



Karchia-bogla [H.]. 



The commonest of the white Egrets, and a permanent 

 resident. It breeds in company with allied species in the 

 " rains." 



Average of *> Lucknow eggs T86" x 1'31" 



Measurement of larg-est egg- 1-89" x L30" 



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„ smallest egg 183" X 1*31 " 



No. 1562. Bubulcus coromandus. Cattle-Egret. 



Surkia-bogla, Badami-bogla, Lal-bogla [H.]. 



Common and a permanent resident. I once found two 

 tamarinds in a village literally covered with nests of this 

 species. With them were also those of Ardeola grayi, 

 Herodias intermedia, and H. garzetta. This was in July. 



Average of 24 Lucknow eggs 1*71" X 1*33" 



Measurement of largest egg J "83" x 1 "37" 



„ • smallest egg -1 ■(><>" x L25" 



No. 1565. Ardeola grayi. Pond-Heron. 



Bogla [H.]. Paddy-bird [Anglo-Indian]. 



The Pond-Heron, or, as he is more generally called, the 

 Paddy-bird, is one of the commonest of Indian species. Not 

 a pond or ditch but harbours one or more. It is very tame, 

 and carries on its business a few feet away from a dhobi 

 washing clothes, perfectly indifferent to his presence. It 

 breeds in this district from April to July, laving three or 

 four sea-green eggs if) a stick nest on some tamarind or 



