NOTES ON THE BIRDS OF SERORE, CENTRAL INDIA. 16S 



Date of 

 Arrival. 



Date of 

 Departure. 



Oct. 24 July 31 



Oct. 5 July le 



1405. FuLicA ATRA, The Ooot. Abundant till 

 the rains. There were still 30 on July 3rcl, only 4 

 on 10th July and 2 on 31st 



1422. OuRSORius COROMANDBLICT^S, The In- 

 dian Courser. The same as 1405, but none seen 

 after July 16th 



1425. Glareola orientalis, The large Indian 

 Pratincole. Common around the Bhopal Lake. 

 Probably arrives much earlier and departs later. 



1451. HiMANTOPTJS CANDiDUS, The Black- 

 winged Stilt. Abundant up till July 



1523. Pelecanus philippensis, The Spotted- 

 billed Pelican. Common on the Bhopal Lake 

 between these dates . . 



1528. Phalacrocorax javanicus, The Little 

 Cormorant. Abundant till July in which month it 

 gradually disappears . . 



1529. Plotus melanogaster, The Darter, 

 Common till the break of the monsoon 



1541. Ibis melanocbphala, The Sacred Ibis. 

 Same as 1529 . . 



1544. Plegadis falcinellus, The Glossy 

 Ibis. Same as 1529 . . 



1649. Xbnokhynchus asiaticus, The Black- 

 necked Stork. Common on the Bhopal Jheel 



1584. Sarcidiornis melanonoxus, The Comb 

 Duck. Common 



1591. Nextopus coromandelianus, The Cotton 

 Teal. Very common in places 



IV.— PtESIDENTS. 



4. CoRvus MAGRORHYNCHUS, The Juuglc Crow. 

 visitor only to plains of N.-W. F. P. 



7. CoRvus SPLENDENS, The Indian House-Crow. Abundant. 



16. Dendrocitta rufa, The Indian Tree-pie. Common especially in 

 jungle. 



31. Parxjs airiceps, The Indian Grey Tit. Common in the jungle, not 

 seen outside. 



43. Machloloptts haplonotus. The Southern Yellow Tit. Common 

 wherever trees. 



105. Argya caudata, The Common Babbler. 1 



107. Argya malcolmi, The large Grey Babbler, j 



May 1 



Sept. 26 



June 23 



Oct. 25 

 Oct. 7 

 Oct. 25 

 Oct. 25 

 Jan. 20 

 Nov. 10 

 Nov. 28 



July 24 

 July 3 



July 24 



July 31 

 June 28 

 June 6 

 June 6 

 July 31 

 July 10 

 July 31 



Abundant. Winter 



Common in scrub. 



