, A LIST OF BIRDS FROM ARAKAN. 1219' 



1529. PiOTTJS MELANOGASTEK. — Indian Darter. 

 Very common. 



OEDER HERODIONES. 



Family Ibidi^. 



1541. Ibis melanocephala. — White Ibis, 



Extremely common, but appears to be partially migratory, as most of 

 the birds disappear in the breeding season, and I failed to find nests. 



1543. Inocotis davisoni. — Davison's Black Ibis, 



Not uncommon, and usually found in pairs, but very wary. An 

 excellent bird for the table. 



Family Plateleid^. 

 1545. Platalea leucorodia. — SpoonbiU. 



My first record was a young bird, shot on November 1st, 1908. It was by 

 itself but I subsequently met with several small parties in the same locality 

 both in 1908 and 1909. The place was not far from Akyab, and was the 

 site of an old irrigation tank, now no longer extant, the bund having been 

 destroyed. The birds are probably the remnants of a colony which bred 

 there when the tank contained water. 



Family Oiconiid^. 



1548. DissuRA EPiscoPus. — White Necked Stork. 

 Common. 



1549. Xenorhynchus asiaticus. — Black-necked Stork. 

 Common. 



1550. Lbptopiilus dubixjs. — Adjutant. 

 Common. 



1551. Lbptoptilus javanicus. — Smaller Adjutant. 

 Rather rare. 



1552. PsEUDOTANTALtJS LEtJCOCEPHALUs. — Painted Stork. 

 Common. 



1553. Anastomus oscitans. — Open-bill. 



Not common, but occasionally met with in small parties. 

 I failed to find the nest of any stork though doubtless jthey breeds in 

 Arakan. 



{Family Ardeid^. 



1564. Ardea manillensis. — Eastern Purple Heron. 

 Very common. 



1555. Ardea cinerea. — Common Heron. 

 Very common. 



1556. Abdba stjmatrana. — Dusky Grey Heron. 



Fairly common. Haunts the mangrove swamps and muddy brackish, 

 creeks. 



