450 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Anastomus oscitans, Bodd. (Open-Bill). — Fairly common by 

 the sides of large pieces of water, and in rice -lands. 



Ardea cinerea, Linn. (Common Heron). — A common winter 

 visitor. 



A. manillensis, Sharpe (Purple Heron). — Not so common as 

 A. cinerea, but fairly plentiful in the cold weather. 



Herodias alba, Linn. (Great Egret). — Scarce. I shot one in 

 January, 1900, and saw another in February. 



H. intermedia (Lesser Egret). — Several snared by fowlers 

 in April, 1901. 



H. garzetta, Linn. (Little Egret). — I saw one at Dalsingh 

 Serai in August, 1900. It was in full breeding plumage. 



Bubulcus coromandus, Bodd. (Cattle Egret). — Very common. 

 It assumes breeding plumage in April. They breed in August 

 in mango trees. Are very seldom seen fishing like other Egrets, 

 and are often seen perched on the backs of cattle, or feeding 

 near them. 



Ardeola grayi, Sykes (Pond Heron). — Extremely common by 

 nearly every piece of water. This bird is known to Europeans 

 in India as "Paddy Bird." They breed in April in mango- 

 groves, usually near water. From four to five is the full comple- 

 ment of eggs. 



Butorides javanica, Horsf. (Little Green Heron). — Fairly 

 common. It keeps to dense reed-beds during the day, and 

 feeds chiefly at night. Breeds in colonies in May, June, and 

 July. 



Nycticorax griseus, Linn. (Night Heron). — Bare. I have very 

 seldom come across an} r , and only possess a single specimen. 



Ardetta sinensis, Gmel. (Little Yellow Bittern). — Very rare. 

 I procured only one specimen at Dalsingh Serai in December, 

 1900. 



A. cinnamomea, Gmel. (Chestnut Bittern). — Fairly common. 

 I found one nest in August, 1900. The nest was simply a pad 

 of rushes, and placed on the ground near a small pond ; it con- 

 tained five fresh eggs. 



Dupetor flavicollis, Lath. (Black Bittern). — I shot one pair at 

 Bunhar Factory, Samastipur, in February, 1899, and Mr. Inglis 

 procured another pair near Darbhanga. 



Botaurus stellaris, Linn. (Bittern). — I shot one pair of this 



