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sides of the neck, but none of the yellow band above it ; the lower plumage 

 is dull white, the breast indistinctly barred with brown. 



A male in winter plumage had the iris pale yellow, bill dark brown, 

 the basal half of the lower mandible bright yellow, legs dull greenish, 

 claws horn-colour. 



A female in summer plumage had the iris brown, bill bluish, legs and 

 toes pale plumbeous, claws horn-colour. 



In summer : length about 20 inches, tail 13, wing to end of appendages 

 9, tarsus 2'2, bill from gape 1*4, middle toe and claw 3'5. In winter : 

 length about 12, tail 4'5. 



The Pheasant-tailed Jacana is sparingly distributed over the Province. 

 Mr. Davison did not meet with it in Tenasserim ; but Mr. Davis procured 

 some specimens at Thatone, and it doubtless will be found in other parts of 

 that Division. 



It is met with over the whole of India as far as Scinde and Cashmeer 

 and in Ceylon ; it occurs in China, Cochin China and the Malay peninsula, 

 extending to the islands of Java, Borneo and the Philippines. 



In Burmah this bird is a permanent resident, but elsewhere it appears to 

 be more or less migratory. Like the last it frequents swamps and ponds 

 covered with reeds. Its cry at the breeding-season resembles the word 

 hoo-hoo-hoo. The nest is made of weeds. I found this bird breeding near 

 Myitkyo in August, but I could not find the nest and eggs. These latter 

 appear to be generally four in number, laid in the nest with the small ends 

 together and pointing to the centre, as with the Plovers ; their colour is 

 very peculiar, being deep bronze without any marks. 



Family GLAREOLID^. 



Genus GLAREOLA, Briss. 



710. GLAREOLA ORIENTALIS. 



THE EASTERN SWALLOW-PLOVER. 



Glareola orientalis, Leach, Trans. Linn, Soc. xiii. p. 132, pi. 13 ; Jerd. B. Ind. ii. 

 p. 631 ; Hume, Nests and Eggs, p. 568; id. S. F. ii. p. 284; Salvad. Ucc. Born. 

 p. 319 ; Bl B. Biirm. p. 154 ; David et Oust. Ois. Chine, p. 431 ; Wardlaw Ram- 

 *<nj, Ibis, 1877, p. 469 j Hmne $ Dav. S. F. vi. p. 455 ; Oates, S. F. vii. p. 49 

 Hume, S. F. viii. p. 11 2 ; Lcgge, Bird* Ceylon, p. 980 j Bingham, S. F. ix. p. 196 ; 

 Oates, S. F. x. p. i>37 j Kelham, Ibis, 1882, p. 6. 



Description. Male and female. Upper plumage pale brown ; the 

 upper tail-coverts pure white; tail white, broadly tipped with brown 



