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Catalogue of the Bv'ds 



[Oct. 



last one. I have seen it n^ost abundant in the wooded western coast 

 in the wet paddy-fields. It is also a permanent resident in India, but I 

 have not yet seen its breeding places. 



Irides yellow ; bill brown above, \ ellow beneath ; legs yellow, brown 

 in front. Length 30 to 32 inches ; bill to front 4-yS_ths inch, at gape near- 

 ly 6 ; tarsus 6 ; centre toe and claw nearly 6 ; hind toe 3|. 



Sub-Genus EGRETTA, Briss. Swains. 



302. — E. fiavi.rostris. — A. Jlavirostris^ Temm. and Wagl. — A. Torra^ 

 Buchanan and Franklin. — A. egreita^ Sykes' Q,2X2\.~MnUung Buglah^ H. 

 — also Turrur Buglah.-— Larger JEgret—yelloiv -billed Egret. 



This bird appears to have been first described as distinct by Buchanan 

 (according to Franklin), who named it A. Terra — and when without the 

 appendages, A. putea. It has, however, been since named by Temminck 

 with a more scientific appellation, which I have therefore adopted. 



The large yellow-billed Egret is tolerably abundant in most parts of 

 India, frequenting rivers, tanks, marshes, and the inundated paddy-fields. 



Length nearly 3 feet ; bill at front 4 inches, at gape 5 ; tarsus 5^ ; bill 

 yellow ; legs black. 



303. — iJ. alba.— A. alba, Gmel., Lath, and Waaler ^—A. Egretta of 

 Temm. and others^— Puttoka Bvglah, Large black- billed Egret. 



Though I have not hitherto obtained specimens of the large Black- 

 lilted Egret, I have on several occasions observed it in different parts of 

 the country, always alone. It is probably the Egret of Europe, said to 

 be found in numbers in Central Asia. 



304. — E. Garzetta. — A. Garzetta, Auct. — KeercJiea (or Kilcliecali) 

 Buglah, H. — S7nall Egi^ct 



This Egret abounds over all the Peninsula, occasionally associating 

 in numerous flocks, and frequenting rivers, tanks, paddj'^-fields, pools of 

 water, &c. &c. 



Irides light yellow ; bill black ; legs do. ; feet greenish yellow. 

 Length about 2 feet ; bill at front 3y^-th inch ; at gape 4 ; tarsus 4. It 

 is said by the natives that the bones of this bird, if reduced to powder, 

 and a little employed in the cooking of bony fishes, render the fish bones 

 quite soft, so that they can be eaten with satisfaction ! ! 



305. — jE?. asha. — A. asha, Sykes.~.4. jugularis of Forster and Wag- 

 ler ?.^Kala Buglah^ H. — Small blue Heron. 



