158 G A NOETIC HINDOOSTAK. 



The fmall white Heron called Cado^^, with a yellow bill, and 

 black legs, — 236, and the yellow necked, with a pendulous black 

 creft, — 239, are fpecies added by Mr. Middleton. 



The Cinnamon,— 235, is another new fpecies. 



The yellow flipper'd Egret is a fpecies added by Sir E. Impey, 

 of a pure white color, with black legs and yellow feet. 



The great white Egret is frequent ; the European Heron, 

 Br. Zool. ii. N° 173. The Bittern, — N° 174, and the little Bittern, 

 — ii. App. tab. viii. The Stork, Latham, v. 47, and the Ny^i- 

 corax^ — 53, may be given as birds of Bengal. 



A LARGER and lelTer bittern form new x'pecies, from the col- 

 ledlion of Sir E. hnpey. The crown of the head of the firft is 

 dulky, fpotted with white. The bill of the leffer is of a fine 

 yellow ; crown, head and neck tawny ; wings and back ferru- 

 ginous. 

 Cranes. Among birds of this clafs is the elegant Indian Crane, La- 



tham, 38, 39. Edzv. tab. xlv, a migratory fpecies even as far as 

 Lake Baikal. The common Crane, Br. Zool. App. tab. vi. The 

 Demoifelk, Latham, p. 35, which, with the Indian, are in vaft 

 flocks on the banks of the Ganges ; and finally, I may add the 

 bunch-back, a new fpecies, of large fize, with a black bill and 

 crown, white neck, and all the reft of the body black ; the legs 

 dirty yellow : the flioulders are fo elevated that I give it the 

 name of deformity. 

 Ibis, The white headed Ibis of p. 212 of the firft volume is com- 



mon ; it is called at Calcutta, Junghil; the pink colored feathers 

 of the tail are there vifed by the ladies as part of their head- 

 drefs. The black headed, Lathatn, vii. 240, is named Butiore, 



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