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Austen — it is interesting to compare with these — ought to be expunged in 

 a future edition of the Fauna Vokimes as they are invariably wrong and 

 misleading. 



403. Numenius arquata (L.) sub-sp.? [1454]. — The Curlew. 



Silonibari, North Lakhimpur, 5-9-11, 7-45 a.m., my attention was 

 drawn to the well-known cry of a Curlew overhead. A single bird 

 flying high in a south-westerly direction, sky clear. Commonly seen in the 

 Sunderbuns, Bengal, January 1911. 



404. Tringa hypoleucos, L. £1460]. — The Common Sandpiper. 



Totanus hypoleucus, Blanford, F. B. I., Vol. iv., p. 260. 



Plentiful along the sandy stretches of the rivers in the plains, although 

 more partial to the stony beds of the hill rivers during the cold season. 

 One record, Runganuddie, North Lakhimpur, 8-5-04, J, is a late date. 



Iris dark brown ; bill greenish plumbeous horny ; tarsus greenish-yellow 

 ochre ; claws horny. 



405. Tringa g [areola, li. [1461]. — The Wood Sandpiper. 



Totanus glareola, Blanford, F. B. I., Vol. iv., p. 261. 

 Never as plentiful as the next Sandpiper, yet commonly occurs in all 

 suitable localities during the cold season. 



406. Tringa ocrophus, L. [1462]. — The Green Sandpiper. 



Totanus ochropus, Blanford, F. B. I., Vol. iv., p. 262. 



Possibly the commonest Sandpiper. Everywhere abundant in marshy 

 ground. The following dates of arrival and departure are worthy of record: — 



7-9-11*, Silonibari, four individuals ; again 11-9-11*, a single bird ; 17-7-10* 

 Dejoo, single bird in a " hoolah" in the garden. 



Iris brown ; bill dark olive green or dusky green ; blackish at tip ; tarsus 

 light olive green or dingy green. 



407. Tringa stagnatilis (Bechst.). [1463]. — The Marsh Sandpiper. 



Totanus stagnatilis, Blanford, P. B. I., Vol. iv., p. 263. 

 This miniature Greenshank has been obtained at Bhimpoora "bhil'' 

 in North Lakhimpur in December and January. 



408. Tringa nebularia {Gr-annex.). [1466]. — The Greenshank. 



Totanus glottis, Blanford, F. B. I., Vol. iv., p. 266. 



Commonly occurs throughout the cold season alike on marshy ground and 

 along the beds of the rivers, at times in small parties of eight to twelve 

 individuals, in general wary, yet this habit varies with the locality as when 

 located on the " sutis " or backwaters of the sluggish forest rivers are 

 usually easy of approach. Its wild call is quite a distinctive feature of the 

 bird life along the river banks. Dejoo, 24-9-10, single bird, flying very 

 wildly, cold wet morning. 



Iris brown ; bill dark olive brown, darker at tip; tarsus yellowish green. 



409. Erolia temminckii (Leisl.) [1474]. — Temmincks Stint. 



Tringa temmincM, Blanford, F. B. I., Vol. iv., p. 275. 



Occurs on all the rivers throughout the plains at the cold season. 



R. Dibru, December, January, March (April, 16-4-03, S)\ Subansiri, 

 Hessamara, January ; Derpai, February ; Runganuddie, Dejoo, January. Iris 

 brown or olive brown ; bill olive green, dark towards tip ; tarsus olive yellow 

 or olivaceous green ; claws black. 



410. Scolopax rusticola, L. [1482]. — The "Woodcock. 



Occurs sparingly at the cold season in the plains. Gurrung Jan Runga- 

 gora, 26-1-02, ^ ; Dibrugarh, 21-1-06, $ ; Silonibari, 6-1-10*, camped 



