BIRDS OF EASTERN AND S<WTHEIIN ASIA. 



Lohipes hijperhoreiis. {Phalarop/ts hi/per- 

 bore.'is ; Tlcd-necked Phnlarope.') Circuit of 

 northern regions : one specimen obtained near 

 Madras, another m Nicaragua, and a pair in 

 tlie Bermudas 



Crex pratensis. ('Landrail,') Europe, Asia, 

 N. Africa : common in Afghanistan, rare in the 

 N. W, of India : specimen obtained in the 

 Bermudas. 



Porzana Marnetta, Crex porzana ; {' Spotted 

 Crake.') Europe, Asia, N. Africa : common 

 in India. 



Porzana pusilla [Crex pusilla ; ' Little 

 Crake.') Europe, N. Africa, VV. Asia, Japan : 

 Nepal (Hodgson.^ 



Porzana Baillonii {Crex Baillonii: 'Baillon's 

 Crake.') Europe, Asia to Japan, all Africa : 

 exceedingly common in India. 



Gallimila chloropus. ('Moor-hen.') Europe, 

 Asia, all Africa : common in India. 



Fulica, atra. ('Coiumou Coot.') Europe, Asia, 

 N. Africa, w'nere found additional to F. cris- 

 tata) : Ameiica and Javanese species distinct : 

 common in India. 



Aiiser cinereiis (Jnser ferv!^ ; 'Crey-leg 

 Goose.') Europe, and Asia : common in India. 



Anser brachyrhynchus. (' Piuk-footed Goose.') 

 Europe, N- Asia : Punjab (rare) ? 



Bernicla ruficolUs. {Anser ruficollis ; ' Red- 

 breasted Goose.*) N. Asia, chiefly : rare in 

 N. India. 



Cygnus musious. {Cygnus ferns ; ' Hooper 

 Swan.') N. Europe and A^ia ; N. Africa ; mi- 

 gratory : one specimen (btained in the valley of 

 Nepal. 



Gasarca rutila. {Tadorna rvtila ; 'Ruddy 

 Shieldrake ') Europe and Asia, N. Africa u'e- 

 ■placed in S- Africa by C. UauaJ : very com- 

 mon in India. 



Tadornn vulpanser. {' Common Shieldrake.') 

 Europe, Asia, N. Africa : common in the Pun- 

 jab ; not rare in Lower Bengal. 



Spatula clypeata. {Anas ck/peata ; ' Siio- 

 veller.') Circuit of northern regions, N. Africa : 

 tolerably common in India. 



Anas stepera. C Gadwall.') Circuit of nor- 

 thern regions ; Barbary : tolerably common in 

 India. 



Anas acuta. {' Pintail Duck.') Circuit of 

 northern regions, Barbary : very common in 

 India. 



Anas hoschas. ('Wild Duck') Circuit of 

 northern regions, Barbary : in India confined to 

 Sindh, Punjab, and the Himalaya and its vi- 

 cinity ; replaced southward by A. Piieeilor- 

 hyncha. 



Anas querquerdula (' Gargany.') Europe, 

 Asia, N. Africa : very common in India. 



Anas crecca, ('Teal.') Europe, Asia, Bar- 

 bary ; commou in India. 



Anas penelope. ('Wigeon.) Europe, Asia, 

 N. Mrica : common in India. 



Fnligiila ferina. {' Pochard.') Circuit of 

 northern regions, Barbary : common in India. 



Fuligula nyroca. (' Ferruginous Duck.') Eu- 

 rope, Asia, N.Africa: common in India. 



Fuligula marlla. (' Scaup Duck.') Circuit of 

 northern reirions : Punjab, Sindh, Nepal. 



Fuligula cristata. ('Tufted Duck.') Europe, 

 Asia, B irbary : common in India- 



Clangula Glaucion. {Fuligula clangnla ; 

 ' Golden Eye.') Circuit of Northern regions N. 

 Africa : Sindh, Punjab. 



Mergellus alhellus. {Mergus alhellus ; 

 ' Smew') Circuit of Northern regions ; W. Asia, 

 Sindh, Punjab, Oudh ; apparently not rare 

 aloni; the Punja,b rivers. 



Mergus merganser. (' Goosander.') Circuit 

 of northern regions : not rare in the Hima- 

 laya ; rare in Central India {M. orientalis of 

 Gould.) 



Fodiceps cristatus (' Great-crested Grebe.') 

 Europe, Asia, all Africa, America ; the Aus- 

 tralian barely separable : Himalaya, Bengal 

 Snnderbans. Perhaps commoner than gene- 

 rally supposed in India, from its secluded 

 habits and the great difficulty of procuring 

 specimens. 



Podi-eps Phllippensis. (P. minor ; ' Little 

 Grebe,') Europe, Asia and its islands, N. Afri- 

 I ca : very common in India. 

 I Phalacrocoraa- carbo. (' Common Cormo- 

 rant.') Circuit of northern regions, Barbary : 

 I common in the Himalaya; rare iu Central 

 I India. 



Sylochelidon, casnia. {Sterna caspia : 'Cas- 

 pian I'ern.') Warmer regions of the old World 

 generally, Australia {^. strenuas, Gould) : not 

 rare in parts of India ; but doubtful as occurring 

 iu Lower Bengal. 



Sterna pa.radisea. {Sterna Bougalli ; 'Ro- 

 seate Tern.') Europe, A-ia, Africa, America, 

 Australia : coasts of Iiulia. 



Sterna hirundo. ( Common Tern.') Europe 

 Asia, Africa : S. India, Ceylon 



HydroclLelidon indira. (' Sterna leucoparira- 

 ' Whiskered Tern.' Europe, Asia, Africa, Malay 

 countries ; very common in India. 



Gdoc/ieHdon angelica. {Sterna angelica ; 

 ' Gull-billed Tern.') Warmer regions of the old 

 World, extending also to America ; Java : com- 

 mon in India. 



Stenmla mhnita. {Sterna minnia ; 'Lesser 

 Tern.') Northern hemisphere ; reulaced iu S. 

 America and Australia by nearly afliued species : 

 common on the west-coast, and iu parts of S. 

 India. 



Anous stolida. {Sterna stolida ; 'Noddy 

 Tern.) Of general distribution, over the war- 

 mer parts of the ocean •• common iu the Indian 

 seas. 



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