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(259) THE CHESTNUT B1TTEEN. 

 (AKDETTA CINNAMOMEA— (Gmel.) ) 

 Hindi and Bengali — Lal-bagla. 

 Hab. — India, Ceylon, Burmah, the Andaman Islands, China, 

 Malayan peninsula, Java, and the Philippines. 



(260) THE LITTLE YELLOW BITTERN. 

 (AEDETTA SINENSIS-(0»wJ.) ) 

 Bengali — Kat-bogla. 



Hab. — India, Burmah, Ceylon, the Malayan peninsula, and some 

 of the islands of the Malayan Archipelago. 



(261) THE NIGHT HEEON. 



(NYCTIARDEA NrCTICOEAX-(Zmw.) ) 



Bengali — Koica-dauh, 



The young birds have no occipital plumes. This species is readily 



distinguished from the herons by its short neck and tarsus, and thick-set 



form. 



Hah. — Europe, Africa, North America, and Asia; in India it 

 is found throughout the country, extending through Burmah to 

 Malayana. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 A specimen lived over ten years in this garden. 



(262) THE ADJUTANT. 

 (LEPTOPTILUS ABGALA— {Lath.) ) 

 Hindi and Bengali — Har-gila, 

 A common and well-known bird in Bengal. 



Hab. — India, Burmah,. the Malayan peninsula, Siam, Cochin 

 China, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo. It is not so common in Calcutta 

 as it used to be some twenty years ago ; it is mostly seen during 

 the wet weather, becoming scarce at the approach of the winter. 



Length of life in captivity. 



Appears to bear captivity well ; although some of them have been 

 noticed to pine and die within a few days of their capture, most of 

 them live contentedly and v/ell until they are sent off to other insti- 

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