418 Capt. J. Hayes Lloyd on the 



901. Hydrophasianus chirurgus. 



Not uncommon in weedy tanks. Near Baolee, on the 

 Null, several could always be shot on a small sheet of water 

 a little to the west of the village. 



902. PORPHYRIO POLIOCEPHALUS. 



Common. Great numbers of this species are to be found 

 in the acres of sedge and rush round the Null, also at the 

 Lake of Saela, and in some of the rushy streams on the west 

 coast. 



903. FULICA ATRA. 



Very common. 



907. Gallinula phcenicura. 



I have seen this species on several occasions, and once 

 watched a pair feeding a few yards off on the bank of a little 

 stream that ran past my tent-door; but I never shot an 

 example. 



915. Leptoptilos argala. 



I have never shot one of these birds, though I have seen 

 them frequently. 



917. Mycteria australis. 

 Common. 



923. Ardea cinerea. 

 Common. 



924. Ardea purpurea. 



I have met with this Heron frequently in marshes and 

 rushy streams on the west coast. 



926. Herodias egrettoides. 

 Common. 



927. Herodias garzetta. 

 Common. 



928. Demiegretta asha. 



Common by the sea-side. At Balacherry, on the Gulf of 

 Kuchh, H. egrettoides, H. garzetta, and Demiegretta asha 

 were equally abundant. 



