Capt. Beavan on vat'ious Indian Birds. 397 



another shot. I have ah-eady recorded (P. Z. S. 1866, p. 3) 

 my ineffectual attempts to procure the egg of this species, and 

 to see its nest ; and the above is the only instance I know in 

 which the bird has been known to breed in India proper, besides 

 that mentioned by Dr. Jerdon on Mr. Frith^s authority. 



916. Leptoptilus javanicus. Hair-crested Stork. 

 Observed by me frequently in 1865 in Burmah {cf. P. Z. S. 



1867, p. 762), where it is called the Javau Adjutant. 



917. Mycteria australis. Black-necked Stork or Jahin- 

 Stork. 



I noticed this species at the same time on my trip down the 

 Thatone Creek, in Burmah, on the 4th of October 1865 {cf. 

 P. Z. S. loc. cit.). 



920. CicoNiA LEucocEPHALA. Whitc-neckcd Stork. 

 Procured by me at Poncha, in Maunbhoom, in February 1865. 



923. Ardea cinerea. Blue Heron. 



Apparently commonly distributed throughout India; and I 

 have met with it abundantly, especially about Julpigoorie and 

 Barrackpore, in Lower Bengal, It also occurs about Umballah, 

 as I learned from the late Dr. Scott. 



924. Ardea purpurea. Purple Heron. 



Perhaps equally common in its distribution as the previous 

 species. I have killed it on the Gauges at Caragola Ghaut, 

 about Maldah, and the saltwater lake close to Calcutta. 



925. Herodias alba. Large Egret. 



Not uncommon over the whole of Lower Bengal. This and 

 other " Paddy-Birds " (as they are generally called by English 

 sportsmen) are by the natives all called " Bogla," not " bagla" 

 as stated by Dr. Jerdon. 



927. Herodias garzetta. Little Egret. 



Equally common as the last species, and, like it, breeds in 

 company on trees in or near some native village. I noticed 

 both species in Burmah in 1865. 



929. BupHus coromandus. Cattle-Egret. 

 Abundant in the Maunbhoom district, and doubtless else- 



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