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987.—Sterna melanogastra, Tem. 
The Black-bellied Tern is also a permanent resident, frequent- 
ing and breeding in the same localities as the last species. 
995.—Rhynchops albicollis, Sws. Native name— 
Pancheera. 
The Indian Skimmer is a permanent resident, very common 
on the Chowka and Gogra at Byramghat, where it breeds on 
sand-banks in April and May. 
1003.—Pelecanus javanicus, Horsf. 
Captain Irby states that this Pelican is “very common on 
large jhils and on rivers in the rainy season.”’ According to 
my experience it is much more common during the cold 
weather. Last season I came across a jhil literally covered 
with these Pelicans, packed as close as they could sit, and the 
“little fishes’ —there were lots in the jhil—must have had a 
lively time of it. 
1004.—Pelecanus philippensis, Gm. Native names— 
Chota Howasal and Jalasind, 
The Grey Pelican is a permanent resident, most abundant 
during the rains and the early part of the cold weather, when 
it may be found on almost any jhil, and indeed on any patch 
of water, two or three together, and often in vast flocks. 
1004 dis —Pelecanus crispus, Bruch. 
The Dalmatian Pelican is represented in the Museum by, I 
suppose, locally-purchased specimens, and Mr. Hume has obtained 
it from near Fyzabad. There can, therefore, be little doubt that 
it occurs in the Division, at any rate on the Gogra—a river 
very much frequented by Pelicans. 
Though I have not included it, I am pretty certain that 
P. onocrotalus also occurs. 
1005.—Phalacrocorax carbo, Zin. Native name— 
Pan-kowa, Jal-kowa, 
The Cormorant is pretty common during the cold weather 
on the Goomti, Chowka and Gogra rivers, and is generally 
found in or about creeks where: the banks are high and 
rugged. It usually associates in large flocks, and is probably 
a permanent resident. On one occasion I knocked over six at a 
shot, and wounded many more, so closely were they packed. 
