78 THE BIRDS OF THE LUCKNOW CIVIL DIVISION. 
it is occasionally seen in large flocks in the vicinity of jhils 
or on swampy ground ; at other seasons generally in pairs 
or small parties frequenting ploughed fields, grass meadows, &c., 
but seldom far away from water. 
943.—Falcinellus igneus, 8. G. Gm. Native names— 
Kewari, Chota Bhooja or Buza. 
The Glossy Ibis is common during the cold weather, usually 
seen in large flocks, occasionally singly and in small parties, 
frequenting the edges of jhils and rivers. 
944.—Pheenicopterus roseus, Pall, Native names 
—Hans, Bag-Hans and Raj- Hans. 
I have frequently seen the Flamingo in vast flocks during 
the cold weather, particularly on jhils in the Unao district, and 
about Rahimabad and Sandila. It prefers shallow water as 
extensive as possible, though I have seen it on small weedless 
jhils. Some years ago, if I remember rightly, a tame one used 
to knock about the compound of the Lucknow Museum. 
945.—Anser cinereus, Wey. Native names—Hans 
and Laj-Hans, 
The Grey-Goose is exceedingly common during the cold 
season, coming in about the middle of October and leaving in 
April, always in vast flocks, though during their stay here they 
are often met with in small parties. During the night they 
collect in multitudes on their favorite feeding grounds and break 
up into companies as they leave them in the morning for the 
large jhils or rivers, to which they resort for the day. Their 
feeding grounds, it may be noted, are usually shallow-weedy 
jbils, with a foreshore of mud and slush and the young green 
corn fields, upon which they commit great havoc in the 
vicinity. 
946.—Anser brachyrhynchus, Baill. 
Though Captain Irby records that he saw a specimen killed 
at Alumbagh on January 5th, I cannot say that I have ever 
seen the Pink-footed Goose; but it may, I think, be taken for 
granted that it occasionally visits the Division. 
947.—Anser albifrons, Scop. Native name—Rhai- 
Hans. 
There are two specimens of this Goose in the Museum here, 
which the head-stuffer assures me were purchased alive at the 
door some years ago ; and some fowlers, to whom I shewed the 
birds, have guaranteed to get me specimens of this and other 
