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ward ; in the jungles between Ferozepoor and the Himalayas ; partial 

 to certain localities : common. 



239. Lobivanellus goensis (Gmelin). 



Did de-do-it of Europeans (expressive of cry). 



Is widely distributed over the Deccan, Scinde, Bengal, Cashmere, 

 and the lower ranges of the Western Himalayas ; they frequent rice 

 fields, pools, and marshes ; and the well-known cry renders the 

 species familiar to every European in the East. Often heard at 

 night, the words resemble the following : " Bid you do-it, did you 

 do-it, did did did did you do it doo it doo it, $-c." Its habits very 

 much resemble the Tringa vanellus ; generally seen in couples ; does 

 not migrate. 



240. Vanellus cristatus, Meyer. 



Makes its appearance about the month of October on the N.W. 

 frontier of the Punjab, and remains until March. I think they mi- 

 grate to Afghanistan ; and, from not seeing the species south of 

 Rawul Pindee, I am inclined to think they are only found on the 

 pools and marshes around Peshawur, Attock, &c. 



241. Ch^tusia gregaria (Pallas). 



Pretty common during the cold months in the fields and wastes 

 near Loodeana, in the N.W. Provinces of Bengal. 



242. Hiaticula rufinella, Blyth, Ann. N. H. 1833. 



1 Charadrius leschenaultii, Lesson. 



I shot a specimen of this species on the Chimouraree Lake, in 

 Ladakh ; it is now in the possession of Sir William Jardine, Bart. 

 The species breeds in that locality ; not seen in the Punjab. 



243. Hiaticula philippina (Scopoli). 



Frequents the rivers and streams in the Deccan, Punjab, and 

 Cashmere : common. 



244. Himantopus candidus (Bonn.). 



On the pools and marshes of the Punjab. I have frequently seen 

 its legs bent and deformed. There is considerable variety of plu- 

 mage, owing to age or sex. Quaere, is H. intermedius, Blyth, J. A. S. 

 xviii., a distinct species, or only a variety of those above ? 



245. Ibidorhynchus struthersii, Vigors. 



Met with the above on one of the branches of the Dras River 

 (Kurste, near the Ligla Pass) in Ladakh : by no means common, 

 and not seen elsewhere. 



246. Totanus glottis (Linnseus). 



Generally distributed over the Deccan, Scinde, Bengal, and the 



