AND NORTHERN GUZERAT. AY 
[The Whimbrel also is a good deal of a coast bird according to 
my experience, and is comparatively rare in India at any great 
distance from the sea. Mr. Adamnever procured it at Sambhur, 
nor did I see it there or any where in Jodhpoor, or in the inte- 
rior of Sindh, nor has any of my correspondents sent or recorded 
it from that entourage. Along the coasts of Sindh, it occurs ; 
is common on those of Cutch and Kattiawar, and thence round 
the entire coast line to Merguil, and avain at the Laccadives, 
Andamans and Nicobars.—A. O. H.] 
880.—Philomachus pugnax, Zin. 
The Ruff occurs plentifully in the marshes between Ahmedabad 
and Deesa, and is one of the first of our cold-weather visitants to 
arrive, appearing about the end of July or beginning of August. 
Like most of the other members of this family it is gregarious 
associating often in considerable sized flocks. The male is 
much larger than the female, measuring about 124 inches with 
a 74-inch wing, whereas the female measures about 10+ inches 
with a 6-inch wing. It is an excellent bird for table. 
[Very common during autumn, winter and spring throughout 
the greater part of the region, but is less common in Sindh in 
the two latter seasons than elsewhere.—A. O. H. ] 
[884.—Tringa minuta, Zeis/. 
I procured several specimens of the Common Stint, in the 
neighbourhood of Deesa. It is common throughuut the entire 
region.—A. O. H.] 
885.—Tringa Temminckii, Lezs!. 
The White-tailed Stint occurs in small flocks in most of the 
tanks between Deesa and Ahmedabad during the cold 
weather. 
[Common, though less so than the preceding, throughout the 
entire region. I cannot understand Mr. Adam’s never observing 
it at Sambhur.—A. O. H.] 
891.—Actitis glareola, Ginel. 
The Spotted Sandpiper is common inthe plains during the 
cold weather, frequenting the edges of tanks and marshy ground. 
I shot a pair of females in the summer plumage by the side of 
the Lake at Mount Aboo on the Sth May. 
[Dr. King also obtained this at Aboo. Common_ throughout 
the greater part of the region, but rare in Sindh and in portions 
of Jodhpoor. At Sambhur Mr. Adam failed during several 
years to procure it.—A. O. H.] 
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