410 NOTES ON BIRDS OBSERVED IN THE REGION BETWEEN 



872.— Gallinago gallinula, Lin. 



Both these Suipes visit the Palauis iu the cold season in 

 small numbers, and are found at the west end of the lake, and 

 in other swampy places. 



929— Buphus coromandus, Bodd. 



Observed following cattle near the base of the hills. 



930.— Ardeola grayi, Sykes. 



By streams and ponds at the base of the hills. 



932. — Ardetta flavicollis, Lath. 



When collecting ferns below Vilpati, in the early part of 

 1867, 1 twice came upon a Black Bittern. It scrambled up 

 the steep bank of the stream through the bushes and then 

 took wing. I never saw the bird elsewhere, but had seen the 

 figure in Jerdon's 111. Ind. Orn,, PI. 16, and at once recognized it. 



975. — Podiceps minor, Gmel. 



This Grebe lives permanently in u the lake," at 7,000 feet. 

 I obtained a nest with five eggs when there iu 1867. The 

 nest was on a mass of decaying rushes that was floating 

 about. 



This list is so incomplete that it is not worth while compar- 

 ing the Avifauna of the Palanis so far as indicated by it with 

 that of any other locality. I would merely call attention to 

 Callene albiventris and Trochalopteron Fairbanki. They do not 

 appear to have been found in any other locality. If found 

 elsewhere, it is desirable that the fact be recorded. 



Sotcs on livbs otaM in % region ktfoceit ilje italjanaM 

 Bttb iobabari li&ers. 



By V. Ball, M.A., F.G.S. 



Before starting on my last season's geological tour I had great 

 hope that the wide area over which I expected to travel would 

 yield a large number of interesting and possibly some new 

 birds. 



The result has, however, fallen far below my anticipation. 

 As a whole, the birds were of the same species as are found 

 north of the Mahanadi. In the following notes but two or 



