324 ROUGH LIST OF THE BIRDS OF WESTERN KHANDESH. 
930.—Ardeola grayi, Sykes. The Indian Pond 
_¢ . Heron. 
Permanent resident. Common throughont the district. It 
breeds from May to July along the Panjra, and probably 
elsewhere. 
931.—Butorides javanica,* Horsf. The Little Green 
Bittern. 
Permanent resident. Not very common. 
?933.—Ardetta cinnamomea, Gm. ‘The Chestnut 
Bittern. 
I noticed a pair of what I believe were this species among 
some thick reeds along the Mukhti nullah in August 1880. 
I did not shoot them as I expected they would breed. They 
however disappeared. 
937.—Nycticorax griseus, Lin. The Night Heron. 
Probably a permanent resident. Common in Dhulia in the 
rains, and noticed in different parts of the district at all seasons. 
938.—Tantalus leucocephalus, Forst, The Pelican 
Ibis. 
A winter visitant. Not uncommon along the two larger 
rivers. 
939.—Platalea leucorodia, Zin. The Spoonbill. 
A winter visitant. Not common anywhere; indeed I have 
only seen two or three pairs in the eighteen months I have been 
in Khandesh. 
940.—Anastomus oscitans,* Bodd. The Shell 
Ibis. 
Cold weather visitant. Fairly common along the Tapti and 
in the northern part of the district. 
941.—Ibis melanocephala, Zath. The White Ibis. 
_ Cold weather visitant, Fairly common thronghout the 
district, particularly in the upper parts of the Panjra in 
Pimpaluir. 
942.—Inocotis papillosus, Tem. The Black Ibis. 
Possibly a permanent resident; very local, and sparingly 
scattered through the district. 
