398 Notes on the Birds of the Scnulihur Lake S,' its vicinity. 



open well, and it was with great difficulty that I succeeded in 

 flushing- it. Irides, yellow. Bill, upper mandible dusky, horny 

 yellow at base, lower mandible pale yellow, hoiiiy at tip. Legs 

 and feet, dusky green. Length, 13-5 ; expanse, 22-7 ; wing, '/-O ; 

 tail, from vent, 2-8; bill at front, 1"3; tarsus, 2'5 ; length of 

 foot, 5'1. 



905.— Gallinula chloropus, !>. 



Numbers of this bird frequent all the open wells here. It 

 has a fine loud call, which it utters when feeding about tbe 

 fields in the early morning. When pursued it runs quickly with 

 its tail erect to the well, and lies close in the long grass near 

 the water. 



908.— Porzana akool, Si/kes. 



This bird is not common. It frequents the open wells, and 

 is very difficult to find once it gets into the cover of the long 

 grass which grows thickly on their banks. 



Female, length, 11*9; expanse, 19; tail, from vent, 2'2j 

 wing, 6'4; bill, from front, 1'2 ; tarsus, 1*6. 



915.— Leptoptilus dubius, Gmel. 



I have onlyobserved two pairs of this bird about here, and 

 that was during the rains. 



917. — Mycteria indica, Lath. 



I have only seen a pair of young birds of this species here. 

 The female was shot on 26tli March 1873. The head and neck 

 were tawny-brown ; on the head there are one or two feathers 

 glossy blue-black. 



The back and shoulder of wing, brown, with pale tippings to 

 the feathers. Scapulars and secondary coverts, dull glossy -green. 

 Beneath, white; the breast has some ashy markings on the 

 feathers and an interrupted dark ashy band. Tail, one-third at 

 base, white ; the remaining two-thirds glossy green ; all the 

 feathers tipped white. Length, 52*8 ; expanse, 85-9 ; wing, 24^ ; 

 tail, from vent, 9*6 ; tarsus, 13-5 ; bill, at front, 11*5 ; length of 

 foot, 7*5 ; irides, brown. 



420.— Melanopelargus episcopus, £odd. 



The white-necked stork is a constant visitor during the rains. 

 I have noticed small flocks of seven or eight working after the 

 frogs which abound in the open wells. Top of the head, black, 

 with dull green reflections. 



