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gape, 6*5 and 69 ; bill at front, 6 and 6*5 ; tibia baro, 4*3 and 

 5 ; closed wings beyond tail, 0-6 and 0*7 ; weighty 4 lbs. 8 ozs. 

 and 5 lbs. 2 ozs. 



Bill black, the culmen, tip, gonys and margins deep red • 

 bare skin of head dark plumbeous ; eyelids pale grey, dusky 

 along their margins ; irides crimson ; junction of sclerotic with 

 cornea coal black ; exposed part of sclerotic bright yellow ; 

 naked skin (0-5 broad) along whole length of ulna bright 

 vermilion ; legs and feet deep dull red ; claws horny black. 



The White-necked Stork is common in the valley of Nepal 

 from May to December, and in the Nawakot district in Novem- 

 ber. It frequents rice fields, the banks of streams and ponds, 

 usually in small parties. It is less shy and consequently more 

 easily approached than C. nigra. 



924 6*s.— Herodias alba, Lin. 



Female, Valley, December. — Length, 40*5 ; expanse, 61*0 ; 

 ■wing, 17-0 ; tail, 7'2 ; tarsus, 7*0; bill from gape, 6-0 ; bill at 

 front, 4"85 ; tibia bare, 4*8 ; weight, 3 lbs. ; closed wings reach 

 to end of tail. 



Bill yellow, dusky at tip ; orbital skin pale green ; irides pale 

 straw colour ; tibia dingy greenish ; feet black ; claws plum- 

 beous black. 



The Large White Heron, which seems to be quite distinct 

 from the preceding species, is a winter visitor to the Nepal 

 Valley and the Nawakot district. It occurred in the valley iu 

 smaller numbers than B. torra, and was not observed in the 

 plains. 



925. — Herodias torra, B.-Ham. 



? Male, Valley, September. — Length, 36 ; expanse, 54 ; wing, 

 14"2 ; tail, 5'8 ; tarsus, 6*2 ; bill from gape, 5*3 ; bill at front, 

 4'3 ; tibia bare, 3*8 ; mid-toe and claw, 4*4 ; closed wings reach 

 to end of tail. 



Bill yellow ; orbital skin greenish ; irides light straw color ; 

 legs and feet black. 



The Lesser White Heron is a cold weather visitor to the 

 valley of Nepal. It arrives early in September, and is fairly 

 common up to December, but is not noticed later. It was 

 tolerably common in the Nawakot district in November and 

 in the Tarai and plains in December. 



927.— Herodias garzetta, Lin. 



This species is common in the Tarai and plains, and in parts 

 of the Nawakot district, in winter. A few birds stray to the 



