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108. Ortygometra bailloxii. 



Ortygometra baiUonii (Yieill.) ; Hume & Marshall, Game Birds of India, vol. ii. p. 203, pi. 35 (1879). 

 Porzana baUJoni, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1882, p. 123; Scully, t. c. p. 88. 

 GaUinula pygmcea, Severtz. t. c. p. 69; Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 413. 



1. 2 . Nushki. 26th September, 1884. 



2. J. Between Gaz-i-cha and Safia. 7th October, 1884. 



109. ElJLICA ATRA. 



Fulica atra, L. ; Blanf. t. c. p. 289 (1876) ; Severtz. t. c. p. 69; Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 413 ; Swinhoe, 

 Ibis, 1882, p. 122; Sully, t. c. p. 88. 



1. — . Kalla-i-maur, Badghis. 29th March, 1885. 



[This bird was sent to me by Mr. Merk. — J. E. T. A.] 



Order HERODIONES. 

 Earn. ARDEID^E. 



110. BOTAURTTS STELLARIS. 



Botaurus stellaris (L.) ; Blanf. t. c. p. 297 (1876) ; Severtz. /. c. p. 68; Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 325 ; 

 C. Swinhoe, ibid. 1882, p. 123. 



1,2. cJ; 3. 2. Bala-morghab, Badghis. 29th December, 1884. 

 4. <? . Karaol-khana, Badghis. 15th February, 1885. 



[The Bittern is very common, living in exactly the same wet localities as where the 

 Morghab Pheasant is found, and these specimens were all shot whilst looking for 

 Pheasants.— J. E. T. A.] 



111. Platalea LETTCORODIA. 



Platalea leucorodia, L.; Blanf. t. c. p. 298 (1876) ; Severtz. t. c. p. 68; Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 326. 



1, 2. Sex unknown. [The birds were cleaned and then sent to me from Kalla-i-maur, Badghis, by 

 Mr. Merk. 25th March, 1885.— J. E. T. A.] 



Order ANSERES. 



Earn. ANATID^E. 

 112. Branta rueina. 



Branta rvfina, Pall. ; Hume & Marshall, Game Birds of India, vol. iii. p. 253, pi. 34 (1880). 

 Fuligula ruflna. Blanf. t. c. p. 801; Severtz. t. c. p. 70; Dresser, Ibis, p. 421; C. Swinhoe, ibid. 1882, 

 p. 125. 



1.2. (J . Bala-morghab, Badghis. January 1885. 



3. 9 . „ „ 23rd January, 1885. 



