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THE BIRDS OF THE MADHUBANI SUB-DIVISION OF THE DAR- 



BHANGA DISTRICT, TIRHUT, WITH NOTES ON SPECIES 



NOTICED ELSEWHERE IN THE DISTRICT. 



By C. M. Inglis. 



Part V. 



{Continued from page 563 of this Volume^ 



Order— GRALL^. 



Sub-order Fulicari^, 



Family RalUdce. 



(205) Rallus indicus. — The Indian Water-Rail. 



Blanford, No. 1387 ; Hume, No. 914. 



Mr. G, Dalgliesh writes in the Zoologist that he thinks he sew a bird of this 



species on a small pond near Bi)nhar;Fty,, in February J 899. It was fired at, 



but only wounded and escaped. 



(206) R. AQUATicus.— The Water-Rail. 



Blanford, No. 1388 ; Hume, No. 914 his. 



An exceedingly rare bird. A single specimen was shot by Mr. G. Dalgliesh 



at Hatauri as already recorded in this Journal. The only other places recorded 



for this species by Blanford are: Gilgit (Scully); Kulu (iZa?/) ; Dehra Dun 



(Hume). In Hodgson's collection is a skin labelled Nepal, and Mr. R. George 



states that he got a specimen near Shikarpur, Mr. Wm. Jesse also got one at 



Lucknow. 



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



Blanford, No, 1393 ; Hume, No. 910. 

 I have got several of these little crakes. They are called JhilU by the 

 natives. They undoubtedly breed here as I have seen them during the breed- 

 ing season. I have however been unsuccessful in finding the nest. 

 (208) P. MARUETTA.— The Spotted Crake. 

 Blanford, No. 1394 ; Hume, No. 909. 

 A solitary female was snared at the Koraihia Chaur by a mir-shikar on the 

 22nd December 1901. It was brought to me, I have never seen another. 

 Native name also JhilU. 



(209) Amaurornis ph(enicurus. — The White-breasted Water-Hen. 



Blanford, No. 1401 ; Hume, No. 907. 



Abundant. They breed during June, July and August. I have never seen 



more than six eggs in any nest. They build on trees or bushes near the water. 



Snakes or magpies destroy a good number of eggs of this species. Native 



names Dauh and Bon murghi. 



(210) Gallindla chloeopus. — The Moorhen. 

 Blanford, No. 1402 ; Hume, No. 905. 

 Common. It breeds in August, but I have seldom seen its nest. Native 



name Bodor. 



(211) Gallicrex cinerea. — The Kora or Water-Cock. 



Blanford, No. 1403 ; Hume, No. 904. 



This species is scarce. It is seldom seen but is occasionally heard. T have 



