46 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on the Genus Platalea. 



Geographical Distribution of P. major. 



Type from Japan (Temm. & Sclil. Fauua Japon., Aves, 

 p. 119, pi. 75): Hakodadi (Wliitely, Ibis, 1867, p. 204): Amoor 

 (Radde, Reis. in S. O.-Sibir. ii. p. 345), Lake Khanka (Prze- 

 walski, Voy. dans le Pays Ussuri, no, 188) , Occasional winter 

 visitant to Amoy (Swinhoe, Ibis, 1860, p. 65). 



A pair or more of large Spoonbills were frequently to be 



seen, the winter through, on the Tamsuy River [Formosa). 



From their size I take them to be of this species, but I did 



not obtain any specimens (Swinhoe, Ibis, 1863, p. 417). 



? , No. 1, Tamsuy harbour (Swinhoe, Ibis, 1864, p, 364). 



I saw Spoonbills at Bampiir, in Baluchistan ; they are, of 

 course, also found on the shores of the Caspian (Blanford, 

 ' Eastern Persia,' ii. p. 298). 



SutleJ River, Mooltan (Hume, Str. F. 1873, p. 106), Alike 

 along the banks and sand-banks of all the greater rivers of 

 the Punjab, and of the Indus, in Sindh, the Spoonbill was 

 repeatedly met with in large flocks [id. p, 256), Plentiful 

 on the rivers of the Punjab during winter (Adams, P. Z, S. 

 1858, p. 507), Eastern Narra : Eggs taken in October and 

 November (S. Doig, Str. F. 1879, p. 372). Kattiawar : Not 

 uncommon a few miles West of Limree (Lloyd, Ibis, 1873, 

 p. 419), Small tanks and reservoirs at Jodhpur (Hume, Str. 

 F, 1878, ii, p, 67), Mt. Aboo and N. Guzerat: Common, asso- 

 ciating in flocks in all the marshes and rivers (Hume, Str, F. 

 1876, p, 24). Sambhur Lake and its vicinity: I have met 

 with small flocks of the Spoonbill during rains only (Adams, 

 Str, F. 1873, p, 399) , Lucknoiv : Common during cold 

 weather (Reid, Str, F. 1881, p, 77). Oudh and Kumaon : 

 Common in flocks at the end of the cold season (Irby, Ibis, 

 1861, p, 244). Nepaul Terai (fide Hodgson, in Gray's Zool. 

 Misc, p, 86), Eastern Bengal, Jheel, N.W, of Dacca (Simson, 

 Ibis, 1882, p, 93) , Loiver Bengal (Blytli, Ibis, 1867, p, 173). 

 Calcutta mark A, may be seen occasionally (Hume, Str, F. 

 1878, ii, p. 49), Central India : Very common (Swinhoe & 

 Barnes, Ibis, 1885, p. 136), In the Mahanadi, close to 

 Cuttack {Sambulpur and Orissa) (Ball, Str. F, 1876, p, 237). 

 Orissa, north and south of Mahanadi (Ball, Str. F, 1878, ii. 



