GANGETIG HINDOOSTAN. 



and is of the fize of a heron. There is a third fpecies of the 

 fame fize, with a long yellow bill, cheeks naked and yellow, 

 wings pale brown, tail black, legs long, and pink colored. 



To the Snipes may be added the White, Latham^ v. 141, in 

 which, white and grey predominate. 



The Golden Plover, Br. ZooL ii. N° 208, is found here, from 

 the very arSiic regions. The Indian, Latham, vii. 254, does not 

 exceed the lize of a lark. 



The Vappi pi Jacana, Latham, vii. 256. tab. cxvii, is a fine 

 bird, as big as a golden pheafant ; the two middle feathers of 

 the tail are of a vaft length, and iaicurvated like thofe of the 

 pheafant. 



The Flamingo, Latha^n, v. 298, is common on the banks of 

 the Ganges. 



The knowiege of the gulls and terns of India is a dejidera- 

 turn. The white, vii. 266, is faid to be found there. Among 

 Sir £. Impefs birds I found a very fmall black crowned gull, 

 above of a light afli color, white below", wing white, edged with 

 brown. 



The Barred-head Goofe, vi. 277, is as large as the common 

 goofe, with a bright yellow bill; head, throat, and hind part of 

 the neck white; the back part of the neck marked with two 

 black crefcents ; back and tail fine pale grey, front of the neck 

 black, legs reddifli yellow ; arrives in Bengal in the wet feafon 

 by hundreds, as is fuppofed, from the Thibet mountains ; refts 

 on the corn fields in the upper part of the country, and is very 

 deftrud:ive to the grain ; its flefli efteemed; departs at approach 

 of fummer. 



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