OF BIRDS OF THE DECCAN AND S. MAHRATTA COUNTRY, 441 
832.—Turnix taigoor, Sykes. 
Is a permanent resident. I have procured it at all seasons. 
834.—Turnix joudera, Hodys. 
I have procured this bird in the Belgaum district. 
840.—Cursorius coromandelicus, Gm. 
Ts also common in the jungle tracts east of Belgaum. 
859.—Cidicnemus scolopax, S. G. Gm. 
Is also common in the Ghats. 
*896.--Totanus fuscus, Zin. 
Captain Butler does not include this species in his list, 
but I obtained it at Belgaum. 
900.—Parra indica, Lath. 
Is very common in the Bidi jungle tracts. 
902.—Porphyrio poliocephalus, Lath. 
Common in the reedy tanks in the south of the district. 
903.—Fulica atra, Zin. 
Very common on all reedy tanks. 
905.—Gallinula chloropus, Lin. 
Is common on tanks overgrown with weeds and water-lilies 
in the Bidi taluka. 
907.—Erythra pheenicura, Penn. 
A permanent resident ; I have seen it at all seasons. 
908.—Porzana akool, Sykes. 
Though Captain Butler never met with this species I 
obtained it near Belgaum, so Mr. Hume’s identification of 
Captain Butler's eggs was doubtless correct. 
910 —Porzana bailloni, Vievll. 
Very common all over the district. 
920.—Dissura episcopa, Bodd. 
Very common in the jungle tracts including the Ghats. 
