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circumstances of my having met with it. It is, I should say, 

 of very rare occurrence there. 



290.— Pelodes Javanica, JBorsf. (987.) 



The Black-bellied Tern occurs in all the principal rivers 

 of Chota Nag-pur. 



I believe 1 have seen 8. seena, Sykes, in some of the larger 

 rivers, but I have no record of it that I can find. 



I take this opportunity of recording that some specimens of 

 Mhyncops albicollis, Sw., which I shot in the Ganges near 

 Rajmehal, contained in their stomachs fish bones in addition 

 to the oily fluid which was all Dr. Jerdon ever observed. 



GRACULID^E. 



291— Graculus carbo, Lin. (1005.) 



The Large Cormorant occurs occasionally in Chota Nagpur 

 on the larger jheels and sometimes in the rivers, as in the 

 Goinghatta in SSirguja ; but I have not observed it to be 

 abundant anywhere. 



292.— Graculus sinensis, Shaw. (1006.) 



The Lesser Cormorant is not very common, but I have 

 observed it in several parts of the Division. 



293.— Microcarlbo melanognathos, Mors/. 

 (1007.) 



The Little Cormorant is very common in the rivers through- 

 out the Division. 



294.— Plotus melanogaster, Gm. (1008.) 



The Snake Bird occurs singly or in pairs both in rivers and 

 tanks throughout the Division. 



Addenda. — Since the above was printed I have heard from 

 Mr. Brooks that he has obtained the following birds at Assensole, 

 which have not been included in the foregoing list. The probable 

 occurrence of most of them was, however, duly noted by me : — 



295. — Gyps indicus, Scop. 296. — Aquila mogihiik, Gmel. 

 297. — Halicetus leucoryphus, Pall. 298. — Poliornis teesa, Frankl. 

 299. — Drymoipys inornatus, Sykes. 300. — Phyllopseuste viri- 

 danns, Blyth. 301. — Motacilla per sonata, Gould. 302. — Alauda 

 gidgula, Frankl. 303. — Gallinago gallimda, Lin. 304. — Sterna 

 seena, Sykes. 



