Journey in Far*, SJV. Persia. 5G3 



132. ^Neophron percnopterus (Lirm.) ; Blanf. t. c. p. 101. 

 The Egyptian Vulture was fairly evenly distributed, but 

 was nowhere numerous. 



^133. *Phalacrocorax carbo (Linn.) ; Blanf. t. c. p. 298. 

 One or two Cormorants, apparently of this species, were 

 seen on the Daliki River on March 28th. 



134. *Phosnicopterus roseus Pall. 

 Phoznicopterus antiquorum Temm. ; Blanf. t. c. p. 300. 

 A few Flamingos were seen at Bushire on March 18th. 



135. *Branta ruficollis (Pall.). 

 Anser ruficollis Pall. ; Blanf. t. c. p. 303. 



A brightly coloured Goose is fairly common at Dasht-i- 

 arjan. They are excessively wild, and everyone with a rifle 

 shoots at them, but they are very rarely hit, I believe. I 

 was told, however, that they had greatly decreased in numbers 

 at this place. 



I could not obtain a specimen, nor could Major St. John ; 

 but Dr. Blanford puts the bird down as of this species, and 

 I think that he is correct. It has a loud trumpeting note. 



— 136. *Anas boscas Linn. ; Blanf. t. c. p. 300. 



137. *Querquedula crecca (Linn.) ; Blanf. t. c. p. 301. 

 There were a few Mallards and a good many Teal in the 



marsh at Dasht-i-arjan at the beginning of April, but these 

 were the only Ducks of any kind that we saw. 



138. *Ciconia alba Bechst. ; Blanf. t. c. p. 297. 



The " Haji," as the Persians call it, was migrating over 

 Dasht-i-arjan (6700 ft.) on April 6th. Near Shiraz, on 

 May 2nd, many had young standing up in the nests on the 

 house-tops, while a number were feeding in the stubbles near 

 Tol-i-safid (about 3500 ft.) on June 13th. 



139. Ardetta minuta (Linn.) ; Blanf. t. c. p. 296. 

 297. ? ad. 



The only Little Bittern which we saw was on a marsh near 

 Shiraz on May 3rd. The "shikari" with whom we were 

 walking crept up to it as it was skulking through some rushes, 

 and, throwing his hat at it, knocked it over and caught it. 



