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987.— Sterna javanica, Mors/. 



A male and female were shot last October. 

 . With regard to a few of the birds mentioned in my former 

 notes I have to add the following remarks : — 



836.— Otis Edwardsi, Gray. 



Two of these birds were observed on the lake edge about 

 the middle of February last, and one was shot. 



839.— Sypheotides auritus, Lath. 



A female of this species was shot at the beginning of last 

 rains. On dissection the eggs were found to be about half an 

 inch in diameter. 



882— Tringa subarquata, Gould. 



Specimens of this species in full breeding plumage were shot 

 in the first week of August. 



897.— Totanus calidris, L. 



Some of this species had returned to Sambhur so early as the 

 25th July. 



898— Himantopus intermedius, Blyth. 



Nestlings in down of this species were obtained on the 5 th 

 September 1873. This shows that the bird breeds here as well 

 as at the Sooltanpoor Salt Works, where Mr. Hume discovered 

 it breeding in such vast numbers. 



899.— Recurvirostra avocetta, L. 



During , the past cold season this appeared in large flocks 

 about the lake. I have seen some hundreds in one flock. 



944 Us.— Phoenicopterus minor, Geoffr. St. 



mi. 



Since the setting in of the last rainy season this species has 

 been very plentiful at the lake, and judging from the vast 

 numbers which are to be seen in all directions, I feel convinced 

 that this year the}'' are more numerous than P. roseus. This 

 seems strange, considering that during the first two years of 

 my residence at Sambhur not a single specimen was observed. 



The oldest inhabitants inform me that although they have 

 noticed more or less of the small flamingoes, which they state 



