gtiipe— j4n£?^ ^<7#c//tf.t, the Wild dock— the Com- 

 mon, md the Whistling, teal, and a species of the 

 Phaopus, or Whimbrel. complete the game of the 

 Peninsula. 



There are two species of bittern to be met 

 with, viz; the J.r^t'« skllaris, or BMiineus Stella- 

 ris, the Common bittern, and the Botamus lentil 

 gim$a, or Fretkled bittern x they are, however, 

 both rare birdn. There is also the Ardea/lavicol- 

 lis, or Yellow necked heron, 



A large and very elegantly plnmaged bird is the 

 Porplii/rio viridis, the Ai^am aiftr* of the Malays, 

 or the Malacca Water hen, (Synonimes, For- 

 phi/ rio hyacinth inus, Tern . — Gail inula porph i/no^ 

 Lath— jFw/ica poj*phpio, Lin). Body above green 

 with a purple gloss, beneath violet— Bill, legs, 

 and front, red. 



Rallus Philippensis, the Philippine mil — the Rtii- 

 Im phipmcurus, or the Red tailed rail, the RMis 

 striattiSt or Streaked rail, and the Plot us melano- 

 gastcr, or Javan darter, are also numbered amongst 

 the birds of the Peninsula — This last k to be met 

 with in great numbers between Chingand Malim, 

 five mile^ fiom Malacca, in the swampy ground 

 which for the greatest portion of the year is over- 

 flowed by the river— It is 3 feet, 3 inches long, 

 and obtains its name from the celerity with which 

 it darts^its long serpentine neck forward, in tlje 

 act of feeiziiig any of the finny tribe, on whom 

 it preys* Its plumage is by no means destitute of 

 elegance. 



MerguSy the Merganser, a plain and dusky plum- 

 aged hivd^Coracias Orkntalk^ the Oriental rol- 

 ler.— the Nectarima hngiruslrn^ or Long billed 



• Frora, Afmm^ fowl, tad iv*r, w«t«r. 



