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PONDICHERIIY ANASTOMUS. 
erect : the back, the quills, and the tail, arc black: 
from the base of the beak to the eye naked, and 
black : round the throat the same : the wings are 
rather short, reaching only to the middle of the 
tail ; the irides are red : the legs are rufous yellow. 
This species is frequent on the Ganges and 
other Indian rivers, and is common on the Coro- 
mandel coast during the months of September, 
October, and November: it feeds upon fish and 
reptiles. 
The preceding species is supposed by Cuvier to 
be the young of this, but I know not on what 
grounds he forms his conjecture. 
