KUNGL. SV. VET. AKADEMIENS HANDLINGAR. BAND 50. N:0 8. 9 



(Herodias interrnedia Blyth., Herodias alha L. & Ardea cinerea L.) mingled with 

 flocks of white Ibises {Ibis tnelmiocepJiala Vieill.). As soon as the birds caught 

 sight of anyone approaching, tliey at once finished tlieir searcli for food, straightened 

 their necks and then they all flew away. 



Among the Lotus-leaves lots of Bronzed-winged jacanas {lletopidius indicus 

 Lath.) were running about, and on tufts near the small ponds beautiful Purple 

 Moorhens {Porphyrio poliocephalus Lath.) were leisiirely preening their feathers, while 

 several kinds of birds of prey were hunting near the groimd, now and then darting 

 down to catch a snake or a vole. The most oommon among the birds of prey was 

 the Brahminy Kite {Haliastur indus Bodd.) and the Marsh Harrier {Circus cerugino- 

 sus L.). High up in the blue sky vultures {Otogyps calvus Scop., Gyps tenuirostris 

 HoDGS. and Pseudogyps bengalensis L.) were making great circles only descending to 

 the ground when their sharp eyes had discovered a carcass. On the muddy shores 

 of tlie small lakes several kinds of small wading-birds {Totanus totanus L., Totanus 

 glareola L. and Glottis nebularius Gunn.) were running about, and the beautiful black 

 and white Pied Kingfisher [Ceryle rudis leucomelanura Reichenb.) helped to make 

 the scene more lively. The beautiful, but shy, eastern Purple Egret {Ardea inajiU- 

 lensis Meyen.) was more seldom seen on the wing but occurred in great numbers 

 in the high grass and reeds. 



List of Birds obtained on the svamps and in the bambooforests near the swamps 



in Central Slam. 



Corvus macrorJii/i/chtis Waöl. 

 Garrulax diardl Less. 

 Blcmrus äter Herm. 



» rinereus Horsf. 

 Lissemurus paradisens L. 

 Lanius nlgriceps loncficaudatiis Gould. 

 Oriohis melanocephalus L. 

 Sturnopastor floweri Sharpe. 

 Uroloncha acuticauda Hodgs. 

 Passer montanus maluccensls Dubois. 

 Coracias affinis Mc Clell. 

 Merops orientalis hirmanus Neum. 

 MelUtopltaous sivlnlmi Hume. 

 Cenjle rudis leucomelanura Reichenb. 

 Alcedo ispida bengalensis Gm. 

 Halcyon pileata Bodd. 

 Bhopodytcs tristis hainanus Hart. 

 Gentropus bengalensis Blyth. 

 Palwornis fasciata Gray. 

 Ketupa javanensis Less. 

 Pandiim lialiaetus L. * 

 Otogyps calrus Scop. 

 (iyps tenuirostris Hodgs. 



K. Sv. Vet. Akad. Handl. Band 50. N:o 8. 



Pseudogyps bengalensis L. 

 Spilor)iis cJieela rutherfordi Hume. 

 Haliastur indus Bodd. 

 Milvus govinda Sykes. 

 Circus (eruginosus L. 

 Falco peregrinus Tunst. 

 lurtur tigrinus Blyth. 

 Galliis ferrugincus Blyth. 

 Porphyrio poliocephalus Lath. 

 Metopidius indicus Lath. 

 Totanus glareola L. 

 » totanus L. 

 Glottis nebularius Gunn. 

 GaUinago stenura Kuhl. 

 Pelecanus philippensis Gm. 

 Plialacrocorax carbo L. 



» javanicus Horsf. 



Plotus melanogaster Gm. 

 Ibis mclanocephalu Vieill. 

 Dissura episcopus Bodd. 

 Leptoptilus dubius Gm. 

 Ardea manillensis Meyen. 

 » cinerea L. 



