found in the neighboxu-hood of Calcutta. 177 



ceived it from Mr. Jerdon in Southeru India^ and also a fine spe- 

 cimen from Chusan. 



11. A.javanica. 



Subgenus ? 



12. A. lepida, Horsfield. 



Subgenus ? Ardeola (Brisson), Bonap, 



13. A. cinnamomea. 



Subgenus Botaurus {Brisson), Sfephe?is. 



14. A. stellaris, Lin. 



Subgenus Nycticorax (Brisson), Stephens. 



15. A. Gardeni (Gm.), Jardine. N. manillensis may perhaps 

 also occur as a straggler. 



Among other species lately obtained, may be mentioned a se- 

 cond example of Aquila pennata, both specimens being females, 

 but in very different plumage ; the last contained the remains of 

 a house pigeon in its stomach, confirmatory of Mr. Jerdon^s ob- 

 servations on the usual prey of this pigmy eagle ; — Osprey, two 

 specimens ; Calliope Lathami appears to be veiy numerous this 

 season; Chaitaris rubeculoides, two; (Edicnemus crepitans, oxioiXicv; 

 Pluvianus cinereus, several; Terekia javanica, several. 



I am about to describe another new Manis from Arracan, ad- 

 ditional to M. hrachyura, javanica, and leptura (nobis) ; also a 

 new Badger (true Meles) from Assam ; and I have various other 

 undetermined species of mammalia, several of which are probably 

 new, besides abundance of novelties in other classes. 



But the most interesting fact which I have lately determined is 

 decidedly the existence of three distinct species of true Crocodile 

 in the estuary of the Ganges ; one however of which I as yet 

 know by the skull alone, of which I have three specimens ; of 

 these I shall pack up one in a collection I am now about to des- 

 patch to the India-house, and with it a stuffed specimen of the 

 young of the other which is additional to the common C. hipor- 

 catus ; and I will also send with them the sternal apparatus of my 

 new huge heron, with that of ^. cinerea to show the comparative 

 size. At the close of the present cool season I pm-pose to resume 

 my notices of the ornithology of this neighbom-hood, which will 

 afford time for the return hither of this paper in a printed form ; 

 but I do not anticipate more than a few accessions to the list of 

 birds which I have now supplied you with, the more especially as 

 I expect to have no leism'e for personal quest of specimens. 



Nov. \Qth. — My shikaree has just come in, with six specimens 

 of the genus Phylloscopus, all of different species, and two of 

 them new, viz. 



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