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common from September to about the middle of November, and 

 in March and April. I found it rather scarce in the Nawakot 

 district in November. It is always found in the wet fields and 

 swampy grounds in the central parts of the valley, and seems 

 to avoid the crop fields and the ground at the foot of the hills. 

 It occurs in the valley in about one-third of the numbers of 

 sthenura. 



872.— Gallinago gallinula, Lin, 



Seven specimens. — Length, 7*9 to 8"4 ; expanse, 13"3 to 14'5 ; 

 wing, 4-12 to 4-53 ; tail, 2 to 2-35 ; tarsus, 0-9 to 095 ; bill 

 from gape, 1'55 to 1*64 ; bill at front, 1*6 to 1*7 ; closed wings 

 short of tail, 0*25 to 0"7 ; weight, 1*6 to 1*8 ozs. 



The Jack Snipe arrives in the valley of Nepal in the begin- 

 ning of September, and does not leave until about the middle 

 of April. It is most common in the valley during October, 

 November and March, and is found in the Nawakot district in 

 November. It was generally found in fields of growing corn 

 or other crops. 



875.— Limosa segocephala, Lin. 



Female, Valley, 7 til September. — Length, 195 ; expanse, 30; 

 ■wing, 8'9 ; tail, 3"65 ; tarsus, 3'4 ; bill from gape, 4*85 ; bill at 

 front, 4'8; tibia bare, 2*1; mid-toe and claw, 2*2; weight, 

 9 ozs. ; closed wings reach to end of tail. 



Bill with the basal half pale yellowish horny, tinged reddish ; 

 the distal half brownish black, darkest at extreme tip ; irides 

 dark brown ; feet dusky, with a greenish gloss ; the claw of 

 the mid-toe curves upwards, is square at the end, and the inner 

 edge is finely toothed. 



The Godwit is a winter visitant to the Nepal Valley, but does 

 not appear to be common there. 



877.— Numenius lineatus, Cuv. 



Female, Valley, 2nd October. — Length, 23-8 ; expanse, 42 ; 

 wing, 12 ; tail, 5-15 ; tarsus, 3-5 ; bill from gape, 5*7 ; bill at 

 front, 5-65 ; tibia bare, 1-9 ; closed wings short of tail, 07 ; 

 weight, 1 lb. 4 ozs. 



Bill black towards the tip, the base of the maxilla fleshy 

 brown, and the base of the mandible reddish fleshy ; irides dark 

 brown ; feet pale bluish grey; claws dusky. 



The Curlew is a winter visitor to the valley ; it is found along 

 the banks of the streams, is rather rare and always shy. 



