24 NOTES ON THE AVIFAUNA OF MOUNT ABOO 
931.—Butorides javanica, Horsf. 
The Little Green Heron occurs sparingly in all of the 
rivers, tanks and marshes. It sits most of the day upon the 
lower boughs of some thick tree or bush overhanging the water 
apparently at rest and seldom moving unless disturbed. It 
feeds principally, I fancy, in the early morning and in the even- 
ing. I have seen it on a few occasions at Mount Aboo. 
[929 and 930 are common, and 931 occurs, throughout the 
entire region—the crepuscular habits of the latter possibly 
making it appear less common than it really is—A. O. H.] 
936.—Botaurus stellaris, Lin. 
The Bittern is not common, but occurs occasionally in some 
of the tanks during the cold weather. I had, until recently, only 
met with the bird once or twice myself, but had heard from re- 
liable sources of the occurrence of others. 
During a recent trip however I shot two and saw one other, 
so that it is not so rare a bird in this part of India as I once 
thought. Itis usually found in beds of long green rush or in | 
high bulrushes, crowing in the water and generally rises within 
easy shot, flapping lazily along for a short distance, and then 
dropping down into the rushes again. 
A few are killed every year in an immense bed of rushes 
at a place called “Milana’’ about 18 miles N. E. from Deesa. 
[Very common in Sindh, but I have never seen or heard of 
it from Jodhpoor, Cutch or Kattiawar, though it is pretty cer- 
tain to occur in the latter.— A. O. H.] 
937.—Nycticorax griseus, Lin. 
The Night Heron is common. It spends the day at rest 
in some thick clump of trees, often in considerable flocks, and 
sallies forth at dusk making straight for its feeding ground. 
It has a peculiar and very unmistakeable croaking call, which 
it utters constantly when on the wing. 
[Has been obtained on Aboo. Common throughout the 
entire region.—A. O. H.] 
938.—Tantalus leucocephalus, Gel. 
The Pelican Ibis is common in all the marshes throughout 
the plains. 
[Common in Jodhpoor, Cutch and Kattiawar, but not yet 
obtained or reported from Sindh.—A. O. H.] 
939.—Platalea leucorodia, Lin. 
The Spoonbill is common, associating in flocks in all of the 
marshes and rivers. It is an excellent bird for.table. (?) 
