ROUGH LIST OF THE BIRDS OF WESTERN KHANDESH. 325 
943.—Falcinellus igneus,* S. G. Gm. The Glossy 
Ibis. 
Cold weather visitant. Common throughout the district. 
944.—Phecenicopterus roseus, Pall. The Flamingo. 
Cold weather visitant; scarce. I have only twice come 
across the bird, both times at Prakasha on the Tapti. In the 
first instance there were four or five immature birds feeding at 
the mouth of the Goma. This was in December 1880, and in the 
second there was a flock of over 200. This was in April 1880, 
and the birds were flying due west down the Tapti. 
950.—Sarcidiornis melanonotus,* Penn. The Comb 
Duck. 
A mere straggler. A single specimen was seen and obtain- 
ed by me at Tiltana in Nizampur in February 1880. 
951.—Nettapus coromandelianus, Gm. The Cotton 
Teal. 
Also a straggler. A small flock were seen by me at Tiltana 
on the same occasion as I procured the Nukhta. 
954.—Casarca rutila, Pall. The Ruddy Shieldrake. 
Cold weather visitant. Common on allthe rivers. I have 
noticed them on the Tapti as late as April 20th and as early 
as October. 
957.—Spatula clypeata,* Zin. The Shoveller. 
Cold weather visitant. Common along all the rivers and 
in all the tanks. There were considerable flocks about Dhulia 
as late as 7th May 1881. 
959.—Anas pecilorhyncha, Forst. The Spot-bill 
or Grey Duck. 
A straggler; only noticed once on the Taptiin April. There 
were three birds, but I failed to secure one. 
961.—Chaulelasmus streperus,* Zin, The Gad- 
wall. 
Cold weather visitant. This is much the commonest Duck 
in Khandesh, and arrives early. I saw a pair on the Tiltana 
tank in Nizampur as late as 25th April, but one was ila 
a cripple. 
