Contributions to the Ornithology of India, Sj-c, 335 



North-Westj one would have certainly seen a couple of hundreds 

 during" such an extended trip as we made. 



864.— Grus leucogeranus, Pall 



Twice saw small parties of these^, once at Guibee Dera^ and once 

 at the Madho Jheel, in the Mehur sub-division. They are_, I 

 fancy only occasional visitants^ for the boatmen had no distinc- 

 tive name for them^ and did not seem to know what they were. 



865.— Grus cinerea, Bechst. 



Very common throilg"hout the western Punjab especially in the 

 neig-hbourhood of the larg-er rivers on the banks of which they 

 g-enerally spend the warmer portions of the day. Not uncom- 

 mon in Sindh^ but chiefly found in the better cultivated portions 

 lying- within (for them) easy reach of the Indus. 



866.— Anthropoides virgo, L. 



I only once saw the Demoiselle crane in Sindh^ and that was 

 close to the Muncher Lake. 



871 — Gallinago scolopacina, Bp. 

 872.— Gallinago gallinula, L, 



Both these^ odjets aimes of every sportsman, are common 

 enough during the cold season, in suitable localities throughout 

 Sindh. 



873.— Rhynchsea bengalensis, L. 



I shot a single specimen near Mehur. During- the cold season 

 this species is very scarce, quite, I believe, an accidental straggler, 

 in Sindh, but in the early autumn, it is less uncommon. 



875.— Limosa segocephala, L. 



This godwit was observed occasionally on the banks of the 

 Indus and all the larg-ev rivers of the Punjab, and in several 

 of the swamps and broads of Sindh, I met with it in very large 

 flocks ; on one occasion I killed nearly two dozens at a single shot, 

 and on another occasion, one of the party made an almost equally 

 large bag. 



875 &^s.— Limosa rufa, Tem. ? L. Lapponica, L. 



This species was only met with in the Kurrachee Harbour 

 where I daily observed it feeding in large flocks. It was excessive- 

 ly wary, and though with others I was continually after it, we 

 only succeeded in securing six specimens, all in winter plumage ; 

 this bird is not described by Dr. Jerdon. The following are the 

 dimensions of this species : 



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