252 F. Stoliczka — Mammals and Birds inhabiting Kachh. [No. 3, 
crepitans of Europe ; it certainly barely differs ; the nude space behind the 
eye is in the European bird of less extent, than it is in the Indian. 
863. Gars Antigone. Tolerably common. 
A sacred bird with the Mahomedans, who will not kill a Saras. It is 
almost always seen in pairs. 
865. Gars cinerea. Common. 
About the beginning of February the birds collected in very large flocks, 
and by the middle of that month nearly all of them were gone, only solitary 
and probably sickly birds remaining. 
871. Gallinago scotoPAcrtrrs. 
As there are very few swampy grounds, the bird is of course very rare. 
1 have not seen more than about a dozen pairs. One has the wing 5 '2, tail 
2 2, tarsus 13 ; middle toe with claw 1'5 ; bill 2'9 inch. The shorter lower 
wing coverts are white with blackish bars and the longer ones grey with 
white edges, which in O. stenura are replaced by white and dark bars. 
875. Limosa JEGOCEritAiiA. Very common. 
All the specimens I shot had the white of the face round the bill, ex- 
tending over a portion of the superciliary band, tinged with golden. It is 
a very restless and quarrelsome bird, whenever two of them meet each other 
on the edge of the water. Before the end of October few birds were seen, 
but they became plentiful about the middle of November. In February 
none had yet changed their winter garb. 
880. PniLOMACmis PTTGNAjf. Very common. 
Male : wing 7'3 to 7'7 ; tail 2’25 to 2'6 ; tarsus T8 to 2 ; middle toe 
with claw 1.'6 ; bill at front l - 3 to 1'4, The general tone of the upper 
plumage above is ashy brown, the wing coverts are uniform dark brown, 
more or less tipped with white, but not barred. Bill blackish, more or less 
variegated with yellowish fleshy at the base. 
In the female the general tone, above, is slightly richer, all the pale color- 
ation having a faint rufesccnt tinge. In other respects both sexes are exact- 
ly similarly colored, all the feathers of the upper plumage being darker about 
the centres. Her bill is black and the feet greenish black. Wing 6T5 ; 
tail 2’2 ; tarsus 1'55, mid toe with claw 1'1 ; bill at front 1'2 inch. 
I have seen them generally feeding in company with pigeons near places 
where grain was collected after the harvest. 
885. Tiuxga Temminciui. Not common. 
891. Actitis glaeeola. Very common. 
Specimens, shot in December and January, have the longer upper and 
lower tail coverts with dark blackish cross bars, the latter besides streaked 
with the same colour along the shafts. The outermost tail feathers as a 
rule have some dark spots on the outer webs. 
