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1872.] F. Stoliczka — Mammals and Birds inhabiting Kachh. 
I also met with solitary specimens, or small families of young, within the 
hills, as at Jora. 
The common Indian antelope, Antilope bezoartica, is only found in 
the eastern parts of Kachh, towards Eajputana, while the Indian gazelle, 
Gazella Bennetti, occurs abundantly throughout the country. Jerdon 
(Ind. Mamm. p. 281) says that ‘ Gazella Christii, Gray, from Sind and 
Kachh, is said to be paler, and with the horns more slender, and smaller than 
in the Indian gazelle, and with the tips abruptly bent inwards.’ I have seen 
a great number of animals shot in different parts of Kachh, and preserved 
also a few skins, hut they do not exhibit the least difference from the 
‘ Chinkara’ of Central and Northern India. 
Aves. 
In the subjoined list I have included only those species of which I 
procured specimens, and of the identity of which I had been able to satisfy 
myself. In addition to these I observed a small number of others, and 
although the identity of some of them appeared to me at that time toler- 
ably certain, I shall note them separately ; for with the number of very 
closely allied forms one cannot be cautious enough in avoiding mistakes in 
determination. Among the species which I have not procured are : Astur 
palumbarius which I saw on several occasions kept by falconers, but I could 
not obtain information that the specimens were procured in Kachh. At 
the beginning of November, I noticed on the Jora bills a solitary speci- 
men of a Centropus, it was either rufipennis or viridis. Both, Alauda 
gulgula and crista/a, do, I believe, occur, and I was under the impres- 
sion that my shikari secured specimens, but on examination none were re- 
presented. Carpodacus erythrinus was seen on two occasions in January. 
I am also tolerably certain of the occurrence of Tringa minuta, Nwme- 
nius arquata, Eero diets alba, Anas boschas, Mergus castor, Casarca ratil- 
la, Podiceps cristatus, Anser indicus and cinereus ; all these, besides a 
great number of other water-fowl, were seen on the large lake at Bhimsir 
near the Denodur hill, and also S. W. of Barasir in the Charvar range. At 
the former locality I also observed one or two species of Gallinula, and a 
small Porzana. On two occasions I saw in the western part of Kachh 
what at the time I took for solitary specimens of Ciconia alba, and on one 
occasion a solitary Cic. nigra. When crossing the Kann from Kachh to 
Pacliam early in November, I noticed several swans, but at too a great 
distance for it to be possible to form an idea as to the species the birds 
belonged to ; a large Cursorial bird was also rather common, but I could not 
get a shot at him. It had the appearance of a gigantic Chettusia, being 
about double the size of Ch. gregaria, and somewhat similar in coloration. 
