1220 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HLST. >SOC'LETY, Vol. XXI. 



1557. Ardea insignis. — Great White-bellied Heron. 

 Occasionally met with on the larger jungle streams. 

 1559. Hbrodias alba. — Large Egret. 

 Very common. 



1561. Hbbomas gabzetta.— Little Egret. 

 Very common. 



1562. BuBULOu.s oonoMANDus. — Cattle Egret. 

 Very common. 



1564. Lepxbkodius sageb. — Eastern Reef Heron. 

 Very common. 



1565. Ardeola grayi. — Pond Heron. 

 Very common. 



1568. Nyc'tigoeax grisbus. — Night Heron. 

 Very common. 



1572. Ardetta ('INNAMomea. — Chestnut Bittern. 

 Very common. 



1573. DuPETOR FLAVicoLLis. — Black Bittern. 



Very common, generally in nullahs amongst the paddy fields. 



ORDER ANSERES. 



Family Anai'id.i5. 



1584. Sarcidiornis mblanonotus. — Comb Duck. 



Common. 



1584. AsAKGORKis scuiulatus. — White-winged Wood Duck. 



Occasionally niet with in N. Arakan, haunting the larger streams. 



1587. Tadorna oobnitta. — Sheldrake. 



I obtained one from a party of three on .Januarj^ -Slst, 1910, in the 

 Kyaukpyu district. The skin was sent to the Bombay Natural History 

 ;Society. 



1588. Casarga ruiila. — Brahminy Duck. 



Visits Arakan in enormous ninnbers in the cold weather. 



1589. Dendrocyona javaotca. — Whistling Teal. 

 Very common. 



1691. Nettopus ooromajtdblianus. — Cotton Teal. 

 Common. 



1594. EuNETTA PALOATA. — Crcstcd Teal. 

 A single female, February 1909, Kyankpyn district. 

 1597. Nettium crecca. — Common Teal. 

 Common from October to March. 

 1599. Mareca PENELOPE. — AVigeon. 



Obtained two birds from a flock of about 40 on February 1st, 1909, and a 

 ;'single bird in December 1909, Kyaukpyu district. 



