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214. Nyroca ferrugmea. — The White-eyed Duck. [1606.] 



Fairly common during the winter months in Baluchistan, especially at 

 the beginning and end of the winter. A good many are usually shot in 

 February and beginning of March on Khushdil Khan Lake. There is one 

 specimen in the MacMahon Museum at Quetta. 



215. Nyroca fuligula.—Tlh& Tufted Duck. [1609.] 



Fairly common in Baluchistan during the winter months, at end of 

 winter especially. A good many are usually shot on the Khushdil Khan 

 Lake in March. 



216. Clanyula glaucion. — The Golden-eye Duck. [1610.] 



Occurs in Baluchistan, especially towards the end of the winter, but is 

 not common. A few are shot every year on the Khushdil Khan Lake. 

 There are two specimens in the MacMahon Museum at Quetta. 



217. Erismatura leucocephala . — The White-headed Duck. [1611.] 



A few of these birds appear in Baluchistan every winter, especially 

 towards the end of the winter. Marshall records that he shot two, out of a 

 lot of about six, on Khushdil Khan Lake in February. There are three 

 specimens in the MacMahon Museum at Quetta. 



218. Mergus albellus.— The Smew. [1612.] 



Fairly common in Baluchistan during the winter months. Some we shot 

 every year on the Khushdil Khan Lake. There are four specimens in the 

 MacMahon Museum at Quetta. 



PODIOIPEDID^. 



219. Podicipes cristatus. — The Great crested Grebe. [1615.] 



Some of these birds appear every winter in Baluchistan on suitable pieces 

 ■of water like the Khushdil Khan Lake. There are two specimens in the 

 MacMahon Museum at Quetta. 



220. Podiciijes alhipennis. — -The Indian Little Grebe, or Dabchick. [1617.] 

 Fairly common ou suitable pieces of water in Baluchistan. This species 



is said to nest on the Lake at Khushdil Khan. There are three specimens 

 in the MacMahon Museum at Quetta. Two of these specimens were ob- 

 tained at Saranan, between Quetta and theKhojak. 



ADDENDUM. 



Chakadkiid^. 



221. Numenius arquata. — The Curlew. [1454.] 



I have not personally observed this species in Baluchistan, but there is 

 in the MacMahon Museum at Quetta a specimen from Saranan, between 

 Quetta and the Khojak. 



PLATALEIDiE. 



222. Tlatalea leucorodia. — The Spoonbill. [1545.] 



Ihave not personally observed this species in Baluchistan, but there is a 

 specimen from the Khushdil Khan Lake in the MacMahon Museum at 

 Quetta. 



Ardeid^. 



223. Ardea manillensis. — The Eastern Purple Heron. [1554.] 



I have not personally observed this species in Baluchistan, but there are 

 two specimens, obtained in Baluchistan, in the MacMahon Museum at 

 Qtietta. 



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