A LIST OF THE BIRDS OF PEGU: 245 
498,—Falcinellus igneus, S. G. Gm. (943.) 
I once saw a flock of these birds at Thyetmyo, where also 
Captain Feilden procured it. I have met with it nowhere 
else in Peou. 
429.—Sarcidiornis melanonotus, Penn. (950.) 
A permanent resident and common in most swamps and 
lakes. | 
430.—Nettopus coromandelianus, Gm. (951.) 
Very commen in all parts of the country. 
431.—Dendrocygna javanica, Horsf. (952.) 
Very common throughout Lower Pegu, and less so in the 
drier northern portions. 
432.—Dendrocygna fulva, Gm. (953.) 
Less common than the preceding, and found all over the 
province. 
433.—Casarca rutila, Pail. (954.) 
Very abundant in the dry weather on all the sandbanks of 
the Irrawaddy river, and occurring in pairs sparingly in other 
suitable localities. 
434.—Dafila acuta, Zin. (962.) 
Very abundant during the dry weather in all large jheels.* 
435.—Querquedula crecca, Zin. (964.) 
This Teal is rather rare. One or two may, however, be 
shot in the course of a long day’s Duck shooting in most parts 
of the province. 
436.—Querquedula circia, Linx. (965.) 
Very abundant, occurring in large flocks in such jheels as 
the Engmah, and the one at Payagalay. It is also found in 
pairs, or singly on smaller pieces of water. I am not sure 
whether some remain through the rains to breed or not. 
437.—Podiceps minor, Gm. (975.) 
The small Grebe is found in every part of Pegu, and is very 
abundant. 
* I fully believe that we ought to add 963.—Mareca penelope, Lin. I attach 
little importance to the fact that Mason included it in his List of Pegu Birds, 
But Colonel McMaster was a great sportsman, and thoroughly reliable, and he knew 
Waterfowl well, and having been stationed two or three years in Pegu, he deli- 
berately wrote that the Wigeon was more common in Burma than in India. I 
suppose he meant the parts with which he was acquainted, and in many parts of 
Upper India the Wigeon is yery rare~—Ep., 8, F, 
