414 NoTEs ON SOME BIBDS COLLECTED ON THE NILGHIRIS 
872.—Gallinago gallinula, Zin. The Jack Snipe. 
Occasionally visits the Nilghiris. [ have not heard of its being 
obtained in the Wynaad. It is possible that it is not so rare 
us it appears, as it may often be overlooked from its inveterate 
habit of lying so close as to be almost impossible to flush with- 
out dogs. 
873.—Rhynchea bengalensis, Lin. The Painted 
Snipe. 
I have seen specimens of this Snipe from the Wyraad, but 
I do not know whether it is a permanent resident there oer not. 
T ain not aware of its ever having beea seen or obtained on the 
hills. 
Since the above was written Mr. Rhodes Morgan writes to me 
that a specimen was shot by Mr. Hadfield in January contain- 
ing a fully shelled eg, so it must breed in the Wynaad. 
[884.—Tringa minuta, Jeisl. ‘The Little Stint. 
I myself saw this below the Coonoor Ghat, and have received 
it from S. W. Mysore,—A. O. H.] 
891.—Rhyacophila glareola, Zin. The Spotted 
Sandpiper. 
Common about marshes, pools of water, and along the banks 
of streams, where these are not bordered by trees. On the 
Nilghiris it remains very late. I have seen specimens about the 
ponds in the Botanical Gardens at Ootacamund as late as July. 
I thought that they might possibly breed there, but the most 
careful searching failed to discover any nest. rv 
892.—Totanus ochropus, Zin. The Green Sand- 
piper. 
Some years ago I saw a specimen of this Sandpiper shot on 
the bank of the lake at Ootacamund. It is the only time I 
have seen it in Southern India. ‘To the hills at any rate it must 
be a very rare visitant. 
893.—Tringoides hypoleucus, Lin. The Common 
Sandpiper. 
As commonas 891, and frequenting the same kind of places. 
On the Nilghiris, at any rate, it does not stay so late as 2. g/areola. 
[894.—Totanus glottis, Zin. The Green Shank. 
Received from the Wynaad. Doubtless common everywhere, 
where there is water, below 3,000 feet.—A. O. H.] 
