430 A TENTATIVE CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF 



by Mr. Fairbank, but not common in Ratnagiri. It occurs 

 probably throughout the region. I noticed it about Belgaum, 

 Satara and Poona. 



892. — Totanus ochropus, Lin. The Green Sand- 

 piper. 



Cold weather visitant. Common throughout the region, but 

 not so plentiful iu Ratnagiri as in other localities. 



893. — Tringoides hypoleucus, Lin. The Common 

 Sandpiper. 

 Cold weather visitant. Common throughout the region. 



894. — Totanus glottis, Lin. The Green-Shank. 



Cold weather visitant. Common throughout the region. 



895. — Totanus stagnatilis, Bechst. The Lesser 

 Green-Shank. 



Cold weather visitant. This is not included in Mr. Vidal's 

 list of Ratnagiri birds, but is recorded from Nagar by 

 Mr. Fairbank, and is included as a common species in Messrs. 

 Wenden and Davidson's Deccan list. It probably therefore 

 occurs throughout the region. Jerdon mentions having seen 

 it in large flocks on the banks of the Trichoor lake in 

 south Malabar. 



897. — Totanus calidris, Lin. The Red-Shank. 



Cold weather visitant. Common in Ratnagiri amongst the 

 tidal creeks according to Mr. Vidal, but rare iu the Deccan 

 according to Messrs. Davidson and Wenden, and it is not men- 

 tioned in either of Mr. Fairbanks list. I believe I saw it in 

 the neighbourhood of Belgaum. 



898. — Himantopus candidus, Bonn. The Stilt or 

 Long-legs. 



Cold weather visitant. Common, as a rule, in suitable 

 localities throughout the region, except in Ratnagiri, where 

 Mr. Yidal reports it to be rare. 



900.— Parra indica, Lath. The Bronze- winged 

 Jacana. 



Probably a permanent resident. A very local species and not 

 common. It occurs sparingly from north to south of the region, 

 as I have heard of its occurrence in the Thana district and in 

 the Beloaum district. Mr. Fairbank mentions it as rare in the 



