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A large white spot on the inner webs of all the primaries ex 

 the first; the secondaries barred white, three last with a dusky 

 spot, the last has a white spot on inner web. 



894. Totantts glottis, Linn. 



898. Himantopus candidus, Bonaterre. 



900. Metopidius indicus, Latham. 



901. Hydrophasiaxus ctiirurgus, Scop. 



902. / Porphyrio poliocepiialus, Latham. 

 905. Gallinula cnLOROPUS, Linn. 



907. Gtallinula phcenicura, Pennant. 



Length. 13£", w. 6-2", t. 3", tr. 26", bill at f. If, mid toe and claw 

 2'9", hind toe and claw 12". In the specimen I got in Mymensing 

 there is a marked black line down the side of the neck, in immediate 

 contact with the white of the front part. 



923* Ardea ctnerea, Linn. 



924. Ardea purpurea, Linn. 



926. Herodias egrettoides, T e m m. ^ 



929. Bupnus coromandus, Bod. 



930. Ardeola leucoptera, Bod. 



931. Butorides Javanica, H o r s f . 



932. Ardetta flavicollis, Latham. 



Length 21", ex. 29", w. 8", t. 2", tr. 265* bill at f. 3-3", hind toe 

 2*3 + claw *55 = 2'85". Bill and cere madder brown, irides red 

 brown with a narrow ring of pale yellow ; legs dusky red brown. 

 The mid toe and claw is somewhat longer than the measurement 

 given by J e r d o n, exceeding it by 0*35". 



933. Ardetta cinamomea, Gmel 



934. Ardetta Sinensis, Gmel. 



938. Tantalus leucocephalus, Gmel. 



In the specimen obtained in January, I noticed that the prima* 

 ries and secondaries were not all of the same shade of color, the 

 contrast being very marked. The first five primaries were glossy 

 purple black, the next five glossy green. The first two secondaries 

 purple black, three next glossy green, then three of purple black, the 

 next five glossy green, and remainder of the secondaries of a black 

 tinge. This probably marks the succession of growth of these 

 large feathers during the period of moulting and the difference of 



