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301.— iEgialitis mongola, Pall (847). 



Singhbhum ; Orissa, north of Mahanadi. 



[415.— iEgialitis cantiana, Lath. (848). 



Eaipur.— A. O. H.] 



302. — -ffigialitis dubius, Scop. (849). 



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Eajmehal Hills; Manbhum ; Lohardugga ; Singhbhum ; Sirguja ; Jashpur 

 and Udaipur ; Bilaspur j Sambalpur, north of Mahanadi ; Orissa, north of Maha- 

 nadi ; Nowagarh and Earial. [Raipur. — A. O. H.] - 



[? 416. — -ffigialitis minuta,* PaM. (850). 



Eaipur.— A. O. H.] 



303.— Lobivanellus indicus, JBodd. (855). 



Manbhum ; Lohardugga ; Singhbhum ; Sirguja ; Gangpur and Jashpur ; Sam-" 

 balpur, north of Mahanadi; Orissa, north of Mahanadi ; Nowagarh and Earial ; 

 Godaveri Valley. 



304. — Lobipluvia malabarica, Bodd. (856). 



Rajmehal Hills ; Birbhum ; Manbhum ; Lohardugga ; Sambalpur, north of 

 Mahanadi ; Orissa, north of Mahanadi ; Raipur ; Godaveri Valleyi 



305.— Hoplopterus ventralis, Cuv. (857). 



Lohardugga ; Gangpur and Samuda ; Sambalpur, north of Mahanadi ; Orissa 

 north of Mahanadi ; Godaveri Valley. 



306.— Esacus recurvirostris, Cuv. (858.) 



Lohardugga ; Sambalpur, north of Mahanadi; Orissa, north of Mahanadi; 

 Godaveri Valley. 



307.— iEdicnemus indicus, Salv. (859). 



Rajmehal Hills ; Manbhum ; Lohardugga ; Singhbhum ; Sirguja ; Sambalpur, 

 north of Mahanadi ; Orissa, north of Mahanadi ; Godaveri Valley. [Raipur. — 

 A. O. H.] 



308.— Grus antigone, Linn. (863). 



Manbhum ; Lohardugga ; Sirguja; Sambalpur, north of Mahanadi ; Bu9tar. 



309.— Grus cinerea, Bechst. (865). 



Manbhum ; Lohardugga ; Sirguja ; Sambalpur, north of Mahanadi. 



* We may probably now accept dubius as the oldest ntrne of the large species ; 

 but I am unable to agree that there is only one species. Unquestionably in the dry 

 skins especially where specimens have not been carefully sexed, there does appear 

 to be a complete transition as regards size between the two forms, large males of 

 the lesser species being nearly the same size as small females of the larger one. But 

 with the live birds before him, none would agree I think to unite them. The shape 

 of the head is different, as are colours of the legs, and there is an amount of bright 

 yellow at the base of the bill in the smaller bird that at once serves to distinguish 

 it.— A. O. H. 



