146 SECOND YARKAND MISSION. 



Genus GALLINULA. 



344. Gallinula chloropus. 



Gallinula chloropus, L. ; Hume & Henders. Lahore to Yark. p. 293 (1873) ; Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. 



p. 89 (1873) ; Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 413 ; Scully, Str. F. iv. p. 192 (1876) ; Blanf. East. Persia, ii. 



p. 288 (1876); Prjev. in Rowley's Orn. Misc. iii. p. 94 (1878); Bidd. Ibis, 1881, p. 98; Scully, 



ibid. p. 590. 

 Stagnicola chloropus, Eadde, Ornis, iii. p. 496 (1887). 



No. 170. Kashmir Lake, July 26, 1873. 

 No. 237. Srinagar, August 1, 1873. 

 Srinagar, August 5, 1873. 



The Water-hen was only met with by Dr. Henderson in Kashmir, where it was very 

 plentiful about all the lakes, in which it was breeding in June. 



Dr. Scully's note is as follows : — *' The Water-hen was tolerably common in the plains 

 (of Turkestan) in summer, where it breeds ; it was never met with during the winter. It 

 frequented jheels and swamps, running about with great ease on the fallen rushes floating 

 on the surface of the water ; it was often noticed flirting up its tail, and thus showing the 

 white feathers in it very conspicuously. The Turki name for this species is ' Kodan^' and it is 

 sometimes called ^ Kharonah^ (i. e. Kharun^ Persian — a restive horse)." 



Genus RALLUS. 



345. Rallus aquaticus. 



Rallus aquaticus, L. ; Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. p. 69 (1873) ; Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 412 ; Scully, Str. P. 

 iv. p. 193 (1876) ; Blanf. East. Persia, ii. p. 288 (1876) ; Hume & Marsh. Game Birds of India, ii. 

 p. 261 (1879) ; Bidd. Ibis, 1881, p. 98; Scully, ibid. p. 591; Zarudn. Ois. Transcasp. p. m (1885); 

 Scully, J. A. S. Beng. Ivi. p. 87 (1887) ; Sbarpe, Trans. Linn. Soc. (2) Zool. v. pt. 3, p. 89 (1889). 



Dr. Scully observes : — " The Water-Rail was tolerably common near Tarkand in 

 summer ; it was never observed in winter, but some of the shikaris there said that the bird 

 was a permanent resident. It was found in marshes, among the rushes, where it was 

 said to breed. The Turki name for this species is ^Yekan Tokhisi,' i, e. the Rush Fowl." 



Genus PORZANA. 



346. PORZANA FUSCA. 



Porzana fusca (L.) ; Hume & Marsh. Game Birds of India, ii. p. 217^ pi. 38. fig. 2 (1879) 

 Crexfusca (L.) ; Seebohm, B. Japan. Emp. p. 357 (1890). 



Nos. 207, 209. Srinagar, July 29, 1873. 



