MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 605 



1405. The Coot {Fulica atra). 



This is the commonest bird on Kaisapur Jhil during the cold weather, but 

 it does not apparently remain to breed and there was not a bird to be seen 

 when 1 was there in August. 



1418. The Stone-Cnrlew {(Edicnemus scolopa.r). 



I once killed a bird of this species with one of my Peregrines at Gurdas- 

 pur in December. I also think I saw this bird at Malikpur in August but 

 could not get close enough to it to be certain. 



I have not seen this bird elsewhere in the Punjab. 



1429. The Pheasant-tailed Jacana (I-iydrnphaaianus chirurfjus). 



This bird breeds plentifully on Kaisapur Jhil and I found many nests 

 during the first half of August. I have not observed it there in the cold 

 weather. 



1554. The Eastern Purple Hercm (Ardea manillends). 



Breeds plentifully on Kaisapur Jhil making its nest among the tallest and 

 thickest cane brake. Found several nests with young and eggs during the 

 first half of August. 



1571. The Yellow Bittern {Ardetta sinensis). 



Fairly common on Kaisapur Jhil where it breeds, making its nest 3 or 4 

 feet above the water in the reeds. I found nests on the 9th, 11th and 18th 

 August 1914, all of which contained very hard set eggs or young. The 

 Fauna states that it is rare in the most parts of India and only recorded from 

 a few localities. I have not seen it elsewhere in the Punjab. This species 

 can always be distinguished from the next (the Chestnut Bittern) by its paler 

 colour and by the black on the wings which is very conspicuous during flight. 



1572. The Chestnut Bittern {Ardetta cinnamonea). 



I came across one solitary individual on Kaisapur Jhil on 15th August 

 1914 and should say that it is decidedly rare in the Punjab where the Fauna 

 does not record it as being found. Its bright chestnut colour makes it a 

 conspicuous object on the wing. 



1591. The Cotton Teal (Nettojms coromandelianus) . 



I saw several parties of this Teal in twos and threes on Kaisapur Jhil in 

 the beginning of August and shot one for identification. 



The boatmen informed me that this Teal does not breed on the Jhil 

 and only passes through on migration, but this is a point which requires 

 confirmation. 



In favour of the migration theory is the fact that I also saw flocks of 

 Garganey Teal and Pochard which had evidently just arrived on migration 

 and have never noticed this Teal here during the cold weather. 



On the other hand it is somewhat significant that the birds seen were 

 some of them in pairs and the migration theory would require in support of 

 it evidence to show that this bird bred further nox-th or in Kashmir, which so 

 far as I am aware has not been established. The Faund states that this bird 

 is wanting in the westei'n Punjab and I have not observed it when out 

 shooting round Lahore. 



A. J. CURRIE. 



Rangoon, 

 December 1915. 



No. XXIV.— NOTES ON SOME BIRDS FROM IMPHAL, 

 MANIPUR STATE. 



Five Common or Grey Quail ( Coturmx communis) have been shot uj) here 

 this year, also for the first time in the six years I have been up here. Other 

 rare birds shot this year have been one Baikal Teal {Nettium fonnosum), 



