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' XXXVI.— Family Glareolidae. 

 1425. Glareola orientalis. — The large Indian Pratincole, or Swallow-Plover. 

 A colony of these birds appeared on the Tanaungdaing plains about March 

 1899 and 1900 and bred there. Both years I was unfortunate in not being 

 able to visit them during the egg time, but on the 1st June 1900 I picked up 

 a young bird in down. They have not re-appeared since. Stragglers are met 

 with all the year round. 



1427. Glareola lactea. — The Small Indian Pratincole, or Swallow Plover. 

 Localname " Thaung-din". In large flocks on the sand banks of the river 

 and the'edges of the jheels throughout the year. They breed on the sandbanks 

 in March, when hundreds of their eggs may be taken. I wonder if it has 

 previously been remarked how these birds come in over tbe jheels near the 

 river to feed in the evenings. They are always the last diurnal birds one 

 sees when waiting for the flighting duck and when they suddenly disappear it 

 is best to be at the " ready ". : 



XXXVII.— Family Parridm. 

 1428. Metopidius indicus— The Bronze-winged Jacana. 

 Very common during the cold weather, but more or less disappears as the 

 jheels dry up. I have taken the eggs in Pakokku district and no doubt it 

 breeds in Myingyan as well. 



1429. Hydrophasianus chirurgus. — The Pheasant-tailed Jacana. 

 The notes on the above species apply equally to this. If anything, Hydro- 

 phasianus is the more plentiful. 



XXXVIII.— Family Charadriidce. 

 1432. Sarcogrammus atrinuchalis.—TA\e Burmese Wattled Lapwing. 

 Local name " Titidu". A common and noisy bird and most disagreeable to 

 the still-hunter. Breeds in the stony jungle during April and May. A series 

 of 13 eggs measure on the- average 1*56" X.l"13". 



1434. Microsarcops cinereus. — The Grey-headed Lapwing. 

 A winter visitor when it is common on the banks of the river. 



H35. Hoplopterus ventralis. — The Indian Spur-winged Plover. 

 Local name " Sit-talaing". Found in pairs and small flocks all over the dis- 

 trict. Breeds on the sandbanks of the Irrawady or in the dry beds of nullahs 

 during April and May. The eggs are quite distinguishable from those of 

 Sarcogrammus and run smaller. 



1439. Charadrius fulvus.— The Eastern Golden Plover. 

 Does not appear in great numbers, although small flocks are usually met 

 during the snipe shooting season. The 1st of .September is the earliest date 



I have noticed this bird. 



1447. jEgialitis dubia.— The Little-ringed Plover. 

 The little ringed plover is a common resident, although its numbers 

 diminish during the summer months. 



1451. Himantopus candidus.—The Black-winged Stilt. 

 Very plentiful during the cold weather. A few birds remain to breed. I saw 



