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445.—Sterna melanogastra, Tem. (987.} 
Distributed like the preceding, but not quite so common. 
446.—Sterna gouldi, Hume. (988 quat.) 
All the little Terns of Pegu belong to this species. It ig very 
common in the Pegu and Sittang rivers, and probably also in 
the Irrawaddy, though I do not remember to have seen it in 
that river.* 
447.—Sterna fuliginosa, Gm. (992 dis.) 
I shot one specimen in the dusk of the evening as it was 
flying along the Canal. There were two birds. I have never 
met with it again. By some oversight Mr. Hume returned me 
the specimen labelled Anous stolidus, and Mr. Howard Saunders 
drew my attention to the mistake. ft 
448.—Rhynchops albicollis, Sws. (995.) 
Very abundant in all the streams.t 
449.—Pelecanus philippensis, Gm. (1004.) 
This Pelican is generally distributed over the province, 
but is common only in the vast plains of the lower portions 
of the province which are intersected by tidal streams, and 
covered with pools of water. From October to February 
there are more birds than at any other period of the year, and 
Burma is undoubtedly their chief breeding place. 
I have kept this bird in captivity for years, rearing the 
voung birds from the nest, and noting the changes of plumage 
from year to year. I hope to give a full account of these 
changes soon in another place. 
450.—Pelecanus minor, Riipp. (1003.) 
The Pelican, which usually figures under the name of java- 
nicus is abundant in Southern Pegu from August to February 
* Add 989.—Sterna bergii, Licht. 
Common near the mouth of the estuary of the Bassein river. 
Add 991.—Sterna sumatrana, /vajl. 
Two specimens from the south coast, near the mouth of the Bassein estuary.— 
Ep., 8. F. 
+ These birds, were all named by my friend Mr. Davison. 
Add 993.—Anous stolidus, Lin. 
I have a specimen procured off the south coast of Pegu, between Cape Negrais 
and Rangoon.—Ep., S. F. 
t{ Add 997.—Phaeton flavirostris, rand. 
Has been procured on the south coast of Pegu near the mouth of the Bassein 
estuary. 
998.—Sula australis, Steph. 
Specimen procured on voyage frum Calcutta to Rangoon after rounding Cape 
Negrais.—Ep., 8. F. 
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