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1432. (135). Sarciophorus malabakicus. Yellow-wattled Lap-wing. 

 1447. (136). ^GiALiTis DTJBiA. Little Ringed-Plover. 

 1488. (137). RosTBATULA CAPENSis. Painted Snipe. 



Raja clidli. 

 Quite common : I found three nests, all within 100 yards, on Saugor lake 

 , last year. The ground colour of the eggs is usually yellowish stone colour 

 but I found one clutch distinctly greenish, covered with the usual large 

 blotches. 



Sterna melanogasxer. Black-bellied Tern. 

 Phalacrocorax javanicus. Little Cormorant. 

 Plotus melanogaster. Indian Darter or Snake-bird . 

 Ibis melanocephala. White Ibis. 

 Inocotis papillosus. Black Ibis. 

 Platalea leucorodia. Spoon Bill. 

 PsEUDOTANTALUS LEUCOCEPHALUS. Painted Stork. 

 Anastomtjs oscitans. Open-bill. 

 Ardea manillensis. Eastern Purple Heron. 

 Ardea cinerea. Common Heron. 

 Herons are very careless nurses : I found quite a considerable ninnber of 

 young birds underneath the tree occupied by one colony and had to put an 

 end to one or two which had survived but been injured by the fall. 



1561. (148). Herodias garzetta. Little Egret. 



1562. (149). BuBULCUs coromatstdus. Cattle Egret. 



The Egrets, as I have already observed, seem to prefer the waters of the 

 adjoining Damoh district for breeding purposes and I have had some happy 

 days over there with Mr. Trench visiting various colonies. The value 

 of the Little Egrets plumes is well known, and one colony we visited 

 we were glad to find was under the protection of the village landlord, the 

 birds being unmolested and the plumes only collected on their moulting. 

 But this was not alwaj^s the case, and the attention of the District 

 Magistrate being drawn to the matter I am glad to say that all Egret 

 colonies in Damoh are now under magisterial protection. A tree with an 

 Egret colony looks as if it had been heavily snowed on, and to see the 

 birds fluffing out their plumes is worth going a long way. 



1565. (150). Ardeola grayi. Pond Heron. 

 BcKjld. 



* Bagla ' is the local name for all birds of this shape. Herons, Egrets, 

 even Ibises being included. The Pond Heron, or more familiarly Paddy 

 bird, afi'ords in Saugor an extraordinary instance of the temporary loss, 

 during the breeding season, of all fear of human Society, its chosen nesting 

 site being the tall trees by the Gopalganj Police Station. The Paddy-bird 

 has evidently not heard of the Mackarness pamphlet on the Indian Police, 

 or it would hardly choose such a dangerous neighbourhood for a nurserj-. 



