5U JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXII 



CoiiUMBID^. 



Crocopus phcenicopterus (1271). — The Bengal Green Pigeon. 



Common. Eggs taken on 4th April 1910 and 24th April 1910. 



Chalcopliaps indica (1291). — The Bronze-winged Dove. 



Not common. It is usually found in the damper portions of the forest 

 where cane brakes grow, such as occur in the north of the district. Eggs 

 taken on 14th June 1909. 



Columba intermedia (1292). — The Indian Blue Rock-Pigeon. 



Large flocks frequent certain chosen localities. 



Columba eversmanni (1295). — -The Eastern Stock-Pigeon. 



One was shot on 27th January 1910 out of a large flock feeding on an 

 open rice plain. 



Turtm- orientalis (1304). — The Rufous Turtle-Dove. 



A specimen was obtained by Mr. Hope Simpson on 3rd November 1911. 



Twtur ferrago (1305).— The Indian Turtle-Dove. 



Sometimes occurs in large flocks. 



Twtur suratensis (1307). — The Spotted Dove. 



Turtur risorius (1310). — The Indian Ring-Dove. 



Common. 



Phasianid^. 



Pavo cristatus (1324). — The Common Pea-fowl. 



Common in the north of the district. In Gates and Blanford it is stated 

 that these birds bred for the most part in the rainy season. This I think 

 scarcely applies to Gorakhpur where I have found eggs between 17th 

 April and 9th May. 



Gallus ferrugineus (1328). — The Red Jungle-fowl. 



The distribution of this bird is curious since it is entirely absent from 

 all the Gorakhpur forests excepting a strip running down from Nepal on 

 the west bank of the Gandak, and here the bird is fairly plentiful for at 

 least 20 miles south of the Nepal border. West of this strip of forest 

 is cultivation for a few miles and then forest again which runs up to 

 within 6 or 6 miles of the Nepal country and yet jungle fowl are not found 

 there. This is particularly curious when it is remembered that within 

 comparatively recent times the whole of the north of the district was under 

 forest in continuation of the Nepal forests. 



Coturnix coinmunis (1355). — The Common Quail. 



Plentiful in favourable years. 



Coturnix coromandelica (1356). — The Rain Quail. 



Not uncommon. 



Francolinus vulgaris (1372). — The Black Partridge. 



Rather scarce in most parts. 



Francolinus pondicerianus (1375). — The Grey Partridge. 



Nowhere plentiful. 



Francolinus gularis (1376). — The Swamp Partridge. 



This bird is, I believe, restricted to the north-east corner of the district 

 where it is scarce. 



TURNICID^. 



Turnix tanki (1384). — The Indian Button-Quail, 

 Not common. 



Pallida. 



Porzana pusilla (1393). — The Eastern Baillon's Crake. 

 A rather uncommon bird. One I shot on 1 7th January 1910 in a sma 

 jheel had its gizzard full of several kinds of seed but no traces of animal Jif 



