ROUGH LIST OF THE BIRDS OF WESTERN KHANDESH. 323 
915. —Leptoptilus argalus, Lath, The Adjutant. 
Winter visitant; rare. I have only once come across it. 
This was in January 1881, in the north-west of Dhbulia 
taluka, and it was fighting with a lot of Vultures over the car- 
case of a sheep. 
918.—Ciconia nigra, Zin. The Black Stork. 
Cold weather visitant. Not conimon, but noticed along the 
Goma in Shada, and along the Panjra. It is very shy and 
difficult to shoot. 
919.—Ciconia alba, 2echst. The White Stork. 
Cold weather visitant; rare. I have only seen it twice, once 
in Nandurbar near the Taptiin April, and once at Gundoor in 
October. 
920.—Dissura episcopa, Bodd. The White-necked 
_ Stork. 
Probably a permanent resident. Not common, but generally 
distributed in the cold and hot weather. 
923.—Ardea cinerea, Lin. The Heron. 
Not uncommon. There are generally a few about at all 
seasons, but I do not believe they breed in the district. 
924.—Ardea purpurea, Zin. The Purple Heron. 
Not as common as cinerea, but still I have seen odd birds at 
all seasons. 
925.—Herodias torra, B. Hamilton. The Large 
Egret. 
Cold weather visitant. Not common I think. 
926.—Herodias intermedia, Hass. The Little White 
Heron. 
Cold weather visitant. Common throughout the district. It 
may breed, but I have found no nests. 
927.—Herodias garzetta,* Zin. The Little Egret. 
Permanent resident. Very common. Breeds along the 
Panjra in April. 
929.—Bubulcus coromandus, Bodd. The Cattle 
Egret. 
_ Probably. a permanent resident; breeding in the rains in 
Pimpalnir, where I found large flocks in May in breeding 
plumage. 
