302 FIKST LIST OF THE BIRDS OF 



871.— Gallinago gallinaria, Gm. 



Very common in suitable localities ; for the first half of the 

 season, October to December, they are a good deal scattered about 

 and are found in standing paddy, marshes and such like places, 

 but from January they are only to be found in " beels" and 

 marshy hollows, if these have grass growing over them ; by the 

 end of March very few birds are to be seen. I subjoin 

 measurements of eleven males and three females shot in 

 March 1878 :— 



Males.— Length, 9*0 to 10*0 ; expanse, 15*0 to 17*50 ; 

 wing, 4-91 to 5-60 ; tail, 250 to 275; tarsus, 1-19 to 1'33; 

 bill from gape, 2*29 to 2*66 ; at front, 2-29 ? to 275 ; weight, 

 3-75 to 5-12 ozs. 



Females. — Length, 9* to 10* ; expanse, 16'0 to 17*50 ; wing, 

 4-85 to 5-25 ; tail, 2*30 to 2-50; tarsus, 1'25 to 1*33; bill from 

 gape, 2-61 to 2*67 ; at front, 2-60 to 2-75 ; weight, 3*5 to 

 5 ozs. 



872.— Gallinago gallinula, Lin. 



1st March 1878, Female. — Length, 965; expanse, 13*20 ; 

 wing, 4*08 ; tail from vent, 1*75 ; tarsus, 0*92 ■ bill from gape, 

 1*62 ; at front, 1*62 ; closed wings fall short of end of tail, 

 0-42; weight, 2*12 oz. 



A few couple seen during the season ; they frequent the 

 same ground as the last species. 



873.— Rhynchsaa bengalensis, Lin. 



26th January 1878, Male. — Expanse, 17*0 ; wing, 5*0 ; tail 

 1-50 ; tarsus, 1*70; bill from gape, 1*83 ; at front, 1*83 ; closed 

 wings fall short of end of tail, 0*75. 



Ibth June 1878, Female. — Expanse, 18*0; wing, 5*16 ; tail, 

 1*50; tarsus, 1*83; bill from gape, 2*06; at front, 2*0; closed 

 wino-s fall short of end of tail, 0*75 ; weight, 5*25 ozs. Irides 

 greenish brown ; bill, basal third, greenish blue ; rest pinkish ; 

 legs greenish blue. 



Not rare ; a few couple are seen during the year ; frequents, 

 by preference, swampy ground covered with patches of brush- 

 wood. I think they are permanent residents ; they never utter 

 a sound when flushed. 



875.— Limosa segocephala, Lin, 



March 1878. itfaZes*.~Expanse, 25*0 to" 27*50 ; wing, 7*75 to 

 7*92; tail, 3*25; tarsus, 3*75 to 3*08; bill from gape, 3*75 to 



* I think there may have been some mistake in the sexing of these specimens. I 

 have always found a much greater and more constant dilference in the size of the 

 two sex.es, the females being always much larger and with much longer bills. — Ed. 



