LIST OF BIRDS FROM THE jRAHENG DISTRICT. 109 



Order LIMICOL.E. 



^ (1428). Metopidius indicus. — The Bronze-ivinfjed Jacaiim. 



-''-(1'429). Hydrophasianus chirurgus. — The Fheamnt-talled 

 Jacana. 



Both these birds were shot by Mr. F. G. Weston Elwes in the 

 Kaheng *Nong', and were identified from Finn's Indian ]Vaders. 



i- (1432). Sarcogrammls atrinuchalis. — The Burmese Wattled 

 Lapivmg or " Did^ e do it." 



Common everywhere, 



"^(1462). Totanus ochropus. — The Green Sandpiper. 



-^(1464). Totanus calidris. — The RedshanTc. 



Both of these occur in Rivheng ' Nong.' 



^(1482). ScoLOPAX rusticula. — The Woodcoclc. 



Shot by Mr. Keddie at Raheng and by Mr. Elwes in the Me Wong 

 (Lat. 16°). I also saw them in Me Taw. 



^(1484). Gallinago coelestis. — The Fantcdl Snipe. 



'^ (1485). Gallinago stenura — The Pintail Snipie. 



This is much commoner tliati 6r. coelestis. I have not seen a single 

 specimen of Swinhoe's Snipe {G. megala), though I believe they 

 ought to occur in the Me Ping valley. 



"(1488). Rostratula CAPtiXSis. — The Fainted Snipe. 



Very common at Raheng, 



Order ANSEUES. 



-^ (1585). AsARCORNLS scuTULATUS. — The Whife-iriwjed Wood-Duck. 



Shot by Mr. Keddie in Me Wong in March 1912 and identified 

 by The Bombay Natural History Societ^^ I have also seen a large 

 grey duck alighting on the Me Ping river. It would be interesting 

 to know if this is the Spotted-billed Duck (Anas poedlorhyoicha), 

 or the Chinese Grey Duck [A. zonorhijncha), or the Burmese Grey Duck 

 {A. haringtoni). 



-^(1589). Dexdrocycna javanica. — The Whistling Teal. 



On Raheng 'Nong', where 1 think the Large Whistling Teal 

 (^D. fulva, 1590) is also found. 



-4- (1591). NeTTOPUS COROMANr)ELL\NUS. — The Cvttoit Teal. 



Seen on Me Ping river, and shot on Raheng " Nong '. 



