100 Indian Natural History. [Frs. 
IV. Fam. Rallide. Gen. Parra. 
Parra Melanochloris. Indian Jacana. 
—— Chinensis. Chinese Jacana. 
— Africana ? 
Gen. Porphyrio. 
Porphyrio Indicus. Indian Porphyris. 
Gen. Crex. 
Crex porzana. Spotted Gallinule. 
III. Fam. Scolapacide. Gen. Totanus. 
Totanus Glottis. Green-shank Snipe. 
V. Fam. Charadriade. Gen. Vanellus. 
Vanellus macroptera, Cuv. V. Tricolor, Horsf. 
Gen. Charadrius, 
Charadrius morinellus. The Dottrel. 
Gen. Himantopus. 
Himantopus melanopterus, Tem. Long-legged Plover. 
Ord. V. NaTATOREs. 
I. Fam. Anatide. Gen. Clangula. 
Clangula Histrionica. Warlequin Duck. 
Gen. Fulgula. 
Fuigula rufina. Red-crested Pochard. 
Gen. Marcia. 
Marcia cana (et Casarca), Brown. Grey-headed Goose. The Brahminee Duck. 
arcuata. Anas Sili, Ham. 
Gen. Querquedula. 
Querquedula Crecca. Common Teal. 
IV. Fam. Pelecanide. Gen. Phalacrocorax. 
Phalacrocorax vulgaris. The Cormorant. 
V. Fam. Laride. Gen. Sterna. 
Sterna Hirundo. The Great Tern. 
Gen. Diomedea. 
Diomedea exulans. Wandering Albatross. 
I am aware that in the preceding list there are a few omissions and there may be 
some errors, but I have not at present the opportunity of correcting the one or 
supplying the other. The list should also have comprised the reptiles, of which 
the Museum contains some very fine specimens. 
[X.—Evrorrean Notices or Inp1an Natura History. 
1.—The Dugong. 
The animal sent home preserved in spirits by Mr. G. Swinton, in 1830, to 
Mr. J.Ropison, Secretary of the Edinburgh Royal Society, was delivered over to 
Dr. Knox, for dissection. That eminent anatomist writes to Mr. Rogison in the 
following terms: 
‘* This very splendid gift to science can be appreciated only by those who, having 
visited inter-tropical climates and warm countries, generally know well the extreme. 
difficulty of procuring, preserving, and transmitting specimens such as the Dugong, 
