436 A TENTATIVE CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF 



943.— Falcinellus igneus, S. G. Gm. The Glossy 

 Ibis. 



Cold weather visitant. Rare. A single specimen was 

 observed by Mr. Davidson at Pandharpur, west of Sholapur, in 

 September, and Mr. Vidal says, " comparatively common on the 

 rivers of the Satara district.'" I have no other record of its 

 occurrence throughout the region. 



944.— Phcenicopterus roseus, Pall. The Flamingo. 



Cold weather visitant. Rare as a rule. Mr. Vidal has 

 observed it in the large tidal backwater north of the Ratnagiri 

 fort, and Mr. Fairbank remarks, (c occasionally visits the larger 

 pieces of water in the Deccan and the salt-pans in Bombay.''' 

 Messrs. Wenden and Davidson have also observed it occasion- 

 ally in the Deccan. In the southern portion of the region, 

 about Belgaum, it is virtually unknown, though it occurs in the 

 Dharwar districts occasionally. 



944 Ms.— Phcenicopterus minor, G. St. Hill. The 

 Lesser Flamingo. 



Captain Feilden procured this species at Secnnderabad in the 

 Deccan, aud there can therefore be little doubt as to its right to 

 a place in this list. 



950.— Sarcidiornis melanonotus, JPenn. The Nuktah 

 or Comb Duck. 



Seasonal visitant. Occurs sparingly in the rains and cold 

 weather in the Deccan and about Belgaum, but it is not com- 

 mon. Mr. Fairbank omits it in his list, and Mr. Vidal has not 

 observed it in Ratnagiri, but I have occasionally seen it in the 

 Belgaum district, and Messrs. Wenden and Davidson record it 

 in their Deccan list as "moderately common." 



951.— Nettopus coromandelianus, Gm. The White- 

 bodied Goose Teal or Cotton Teal. 



Seasonal visitant. Locally not uncommon. It appears to be 

 comparatively scarce in Ratnagiri, but accordiug to Messrs. 

 Wenden and Davidson " moderately common in the Deccan.'" 

 Mr. Fairbank, however, does not include it in his list, and I 

 have not met with it about Belgaum. It prefers secluded tanks 

 overgrown with weeds and lotus plants. 



952.— Dendrocygna javanica, Horsf. The Whistling 

 Teal. 



Seasonal visitant. Not common as a rule. Mr. Vidal found 

 it very rare in Ratnagiri, and Mr. Fairbank only mentions it 



