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Hydrophasianus chirurgus (Scop.). Pheasant-tailed 

 Jacana. 



This bird breeds all over Oudh and the North-west 

 Provinces wherever there is sufficient water. We had 

 numerous eggs brought to us in July and August, but the 

 only date on which we took them ourselves was August 2nd. 

 The eggs of this species are most characteristic and cannot 

 be mistaken. They are peg-top in shape, of a beautiful 

 bronze-green or brown in colour, and very highly polished. 



CicoNiA LEucocEPHALA (Gmeliu) . White-necked Stork. 



Hind. [Lticknotv] : Nuhri. 



On July 26th the shikari Dwarka brought in four white 

 eggs, which he declared belonged to this species. They 

 were taken from a large nest of sticks in a pipal-tree. 

 Unfortunately he did not succeed in getting the parent birds, 

 a most necessary precaution in all cases of identity where 

 natives are concerned; but in this instance I feel pretty sure 

 that the eggs are genuine. The species is common in Oudh 

 and remains all the year round. 



Ardea coromanda (Bodd,). Cattle-Egret. 

 Hind. [Lucknoiv] : Lai Bogla. 



Ardea intermedia (Wagler). Lesser White Egret. 



Hind. [_Lucknoiv'\ : Sufaed Bogla. 



On July 19th Lucas and myself were out in the district 

 on the search for black-buck, when we were met by one of 

 our egg-hunters, to say that he had found a nesting-place of 

 several sorts of Bogla, and forthwith he led us to a village in 

 which were two large trees — a pipal and a tamarind, on 

 which he informed us the birds were breeding. The leaves 

 and branches were very thick, and for the first few moments 

 we could see nothing except a solitary Paddy-bird [Ardeola 

 grayi). We were just making up our minds for a disap- 

 pointment when we espied a Cattle-Egret sitting on its nest 

 and promptly shot it for purposes of identification. At the 

 report of the gun the two trees, which up to this time had 



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