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two species of which occur both in the plains and at Aboo, 

 probably JEgialitis can/ianus, Lath., and yEgialitis minutus, 

 Pallas, but at present, I cannot include them, not being sure 

 that the birds I have met with belong to these two species. Of 

 the family Scolopacidce one or two species of the sub-family 

 Tringince have been omitted, probably Tringa minuta, Leisler, 

 for one. Of the family Rallida I feel sure that some of the sub- 

 family Rallince have been passed over, although hitherto I have 

 only met with the species I have mentioned. 



4th, Natatores. — Of the family Anserida I believe I have seen 

 the Barred-headed Goose, Anser indicus, Grmel., on one or two 

 occasions in the tanks between Ahmedabad and Sidpoor, but 

 never having shot a specimen have not included the species. 

 Of the family Larida no doubt some of the sub-families Larin<s 

 and Sternince have also been overlooked. 



In conclusion, I may mention that although I feel sure my list 

 contains most of the species found in this part of India, still I 

 am confident that several species have yet to be included to 

 make it complete. In fact the hills are so steep and rugged, 

 and the jungles so dense and impenetrable on the Aboo range, 

 that it is quite impossible to explore the whole of them, and 

 consequently doubtless a few species have escaped notice. Then 

 again I have no doubt that a few species of marsh and 

 aquatic birds have also been passed over owing to the difficulty 

 of penetrating the dense beds of rushes which border so many 

 of the large j heels. However further observation may yet 

 enable me to supply many of these deficiencies, and I trust to be 

 able, upon some future occasion, to publish addenda contain- 

 ino- most, if not all, of the species omitted in the present paper 

 should any such escape our Editor. For I may mention that 

 Mr. Hume has kindly promised to add in all species not record- 

 ed by me, but shot by himself at Aboo, or about Deesa or 

 Ahmedabad, or by Dr. King at Aboo, as also to note in regard 

 to each species whether he has obtained it as yet in or from 

 Jodhpore, Kattiawar, Kutch, or Sindh, either or all, and to add 

 lists of species occuring in these not yet observed by any of us* 



* What with the distractions consequent on H. E. H. the Prince of Wales' visit 

 and other constant work, I have only been able to perform my part of the under- 

 taking very imperfectly. 



The region I deal with to illustrate the peculiar character of the ornis of Aboo, com- 

 prises Sindh, Cutch, Kattiawar, and Jodhpoor, to its extreme eastern limits at the 

 Sambhur Lake. For this my materials were far from scanty. I have myself collected 

 largely, at Sambhur, Ajinere, various places in Jodhpoor, Aboo, Northern Guzerat, 

 Sindh and the extreme western part of Kattiawar. At Sambhur Mr. Adam has con- 

 stantly collected for now 4 years, and he has presented my museum from time to time 

 with the pick of all his collections, probably 1,200 specimens. We have also his 

 paper and subsequent note on the birds of this locality. Dr. King collected at Aboo 

 and Jodhpoor for nearly two years, to him L am indebted for the pick of all his col- 

 lections, and for two valuable manuscript lists of species obtained respectively at Aboo 

 and in the plains of Jodhpoor in both spring, summer atid Autumn. From Cutch 

 I owed to Dr. Stoliczka the pick of his collection, I have also a collection made by 



