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1382. TrjRNix pugnax. — The Bustard-Quail. 

 Very common in grassy places. 



1389. Hypotvenidia striata. — The Blue-breasted Banded Rail. 

 Common enough in the swamps, but owing to its skulking habits is not often 

 noticed. 



1396. Rallina fasciata.— The Malayan Banded Crake. 

 Name taken from a specimen in the Museum. 



1398. Amaurornis puscus. — The Ruddy Crake. 

 Name taken from a specimen in Museum. 



1401. Amaur. »phgenicurus. — The White-breasted Water Hen. 

 Common everywhere where there is a pond or tank. 



1403. Gallicrex cinerea. — The Water-Cock. 

 Common in bushy, swampy places. Said to be excellent eating. 



1425. Glareoi,a orientalis. — The Large Indian Pratincole. 

 Found in fair quantities during the winter months on the sandy portions of 

 the shores of the Johore Straits. 



1439. Charadrius pulvus.— The Eastern Golden Plover. 

 A common winter visitor. 



1441. Squatarola helvetica.— The Grey Plover. 

 Name taken from specimen in Museum. 



1445. 2EGIALITITIS vereda. — The Eastern Dotterel. 

 Name taken from specimen in Museum. 



1446. Mg. alexakdrina.— The Kentish Plover. 

 As above. 



1454. Numenius arquata. — The Curlew. 

 An uncommon winter visitor. 



1455. Num. PHiEOPOS.— The Whimbrel. 



Found in small flocks during the winter months on the mudflats of the tidal 

 rivers. 



1460. Totanus RYPOLEijeus.— The Common Sandpiper. 

 A common winter visitor. 



1461. Tot. glareola.— The Wood Sandpiper. 

 Name taken from a specimen in Museum. 



1434. Tot. calidris.— The Redshank. 

 Common winter visitor ; frequents the mudflats of the rivers. 



1485. Gallinago stenura— The Pintail Snipe. 

 It is scarcely worth while going out snipe-shooting, except for exercise • one 

 rarely gets more than 3 or 4 couple a day unless one has permission to shoot 

 over certain preserved and prepared grounds where bags of 20 or more couple 

 are sometimes made. It is perhaps worthy of note that I never came across 

 a specimen of the " fantail," either in Singapore, Johore, or Malacca where 

 there is fairly good shooting. 



1488. Rostratdla capensis .— The Painted Snipe. 

 I did not see any, but a well-known local sportsman assured me he had 

 occasionally shot one on the island. 



