314 FIRST LIST OF THE BIRDS OF 



985.— Sterna seena, Sykes. 



Uli June 1878, Male. — Length, 14*75 ; expanse, 31*0 ; wing, 

 10-75 ; tail from vent, 4*66 ; tarsus, 0*83 ; bill from gape, 2*46 ; 

 at front, 1*62 ; closed wings exceed end of tail, I/O; weight, 

 5'25ozs. Irides, dark brown ; bill, bright yellow ; legs, vermilion ; 

 mouth, inside yellow. 



Very common and a permanent resident ; frequents all the 

 rivers and jheels, very often seen hawking over dry paddy fields. 



987.— Sterna melanogastra, Tern. 



Uh June 1878, Male. — Length, 12-75 ; expanse, 25*0 ; wing, 

 8*75; tail from vent, 5*50; tarsus, 0*5 8 ; closed wings equal 

 end of tail ; weight 2'5oz. Irides, brown ; bill, bright orange 

 yellow ; legs, dark orange yellow. 



Very common, frequenting all the rivers, creeks and jheels, 

 and even hawking over dry paddy fields far away from any river. 

 It is a permanent resident, but I failed to find the eggs. 



988.— Sterna gouldi, Hume. S. F., V., 326. 



16th June 1878, Male. — Length, 8*10 ; expanse, 19*25 ; wing, 

 6*46 ; bill from gape, 1*56; at front, 1*12; tail from vent, 2-58 ; 

 tarsus, 0*62 ; closed wings exceed end of tail, 1*25 ; weight, 

 l'25oz. Irides, dark brown ; legs, dusky orange; mouth, inside 

 yellow ; bill, dusky greenish yellow ; the base of culmen and 

 tips of both mandibles black. 



Not common. Occasionally a small party of half a dozen may 

 be seen hawking along the banks of the large rivers ; they beat 

 the shores steadily just the same as a Harrier does a field. They 

 seldom are seen on the smaller rivers. 



995.-— *Rhynchops albicollis, Swains. 



Common from April to the end of October, when small par- 

 ties are seen on all the larger rivers, and even at times in " beels" 

 of any extent. From their not being seen until April, I conclude 

 they do not breed in the district. 



1003. — Pelecanus javanicus, Eorsf. apud Jerd. 



15t7i February 1878, Female.— Length, 56*0 ; wing, 24*0 ; 

 tail from vent, 7*75 ; tarsus, 4*10 ; bill from gape, 14-33 ; at 

 front, 13-0. Legs, fleshy yellow; irides, red ; bill, nail crimson ; 

 above yellow, with a blue stripe down the centre and two short 

 ones on each side of the base ; below yellow in front, bluish at 

 base ; facial skin, fleshy ; pouch yellow with purplish veins. 



