LIST OF BTRDS FOUND IN MYINGYAN DISTRICT. 501 



1529. Plo'ws melanogaater. — The Indian Darter or Snake-bird. 

 Looal name " Dingyi". Very common along the river and in the jheels ; 

 breeds throughout the rains and on to November. 



XLII— Family Hid idee. 

 1541. Ibis melanocphala.— The White Ibis. 

 I have seen this specie.* on the rives." and once on Yuabe jheel. They are 

 usually in flocks of 6 to 12, and if shot at, go straight away. I have not found 

 their nests, 



1543. Inoot's davisoni.— Davison's Black Ibi3, 

 Local name " Ka-yu sot ". Fairly common on the banks of the Irrawaddy 

 and neighbouring jheels. Breeds on the lofty cotton trees during February 

 and March. The n3st is comparatively small and a lot of the sitting bird is 

 usually visible from below. The eggs are of two kinds, some pale unspotted 

 blue and others with the same ground colour but sparingly spotted with dull 

 red. 



1544. Plegadis falcinellua. — The Glossy Ibis. 

 la found occasionally on the same ground as /. davisoni Breeds in large 

 colonies which I think /. davi--,o,,i never does. 



XLIII. — Family Ciconiidce. 

 1548 Dissura episcopus. — The White-necked Stork. 

 Common in the cold weather, when it is met with in Eocks of from three and 

 four up to fifty or more. It breeds in the district and I have taken the eggs 

 in February and March. The&e eggs were all white, more or less dirty, but no 

 bluish tinge. 



1549. Xenorhynchus asia(icus.— r Ih.e Black-necked Stork. 

 Local name " Hnet kya-gyi". Common throughout the year and breeds 

 freely, making its nest usually on the topmost branches of the large cotton 

 trees along the bank of the river. This year one of these nests was blown 

 away in a storm the day before I was going to take the eggs which I felt sure 

 were there. The birds rebuilt the nest and one was standing seniiy on it as I 

 passed the other day again (November). I left them in peace. I found a nest 

 in which there was one egg on a low tree some 20 feet high standing in the 

 Paunglin lake, 



1550. Leptoptilus duhius. — The Adjutant. 

 Local name " Don-zat ". A bird I shot at Sameikon had a Russell's viper iD 

 its stomach. The bird was eaten by the Burmans who dissected it. Not 

 common. 



1552. Pseudotantalus leucocephalus. — The Painted Stork. 

 This bird is common but I have not been successful in finding where it breeds. 

 I shot a young bird with its parents on Tanaungdaing jheel on the 17th August. 

 1553. Anastomus oscitans. — The Open-bill. 

 Seen in large flocks of from 40 to a hundred birds. In grey plumage during 

 January and assuming breeding plumage in March. I however have never 

 found it breeding. 



