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H. leucoptera, Meisn. & Schinz. (White-winged Black Tern). 

 I shot a bird which I identified as this species, but unfortunately 

 lost the skin. 



Hydroprogne caspia, Pall. (Caspian Tern). — I once saw a 

 number of these birds, but was unable to procure any. 



Ster?ia*seena, Sykes (Indian Eiver Tern). — A very common 

 resident. 



S. anglica, Mont. (Gull-billed Tern). — I have on two or three 

 occasions seen this species. 



S. melanog aster, Temm. (Black-bellied Tern). — A common 

 resident. 



Bhynchops albicollis, Swains. (Indian Skimmer). — Not un- 

 common on large rivers. 



Pelecanus philippensis, Gmel. (Spotted-billed Pelican). — Fairly 

 common during the monsoon. 



P. roseus, Gmel. (Eastern Pelican). — Mr. Inglis procured one 

 specimen of this bird. 



Phalacrocorax carbo, Linn. (Great Cormorant). — I only got 

 one pair of these birds. 



P.javanicus, Horsf. (Little Cormorant). — Very common on 

 all large pieces of water, and in one place I counted some hundred, 

 all fishing together. 



Plotus rnelanogaster, Penn. (Indian Darter). — One was seen 

 near Jhangaipur. 



Ibis melanocephala, Lath. (White Ibis). — Not very common, 



though I have seen large numbers occasionally in the cold 



weather. 



(To be continued.) 



