77 
974 bis,—Podiceps nigricollis ( Sund) = Colymbus auritus (Linn) 
var. The Eared Grebe.—Descr. Morris's British Birds, V, 
309; also “ S. F. '' 1,142, 267. 
Loc. Recorded from Sind. Cold weather visitant. Not un¬ 
common along the Sind and Mekran Coast as far as the 
mouths of the Indus. 
975. Podiceps minor (Gtnel) The Little Grebe or Dabchick.— 
Descr. Jerdon, III; a S. F." I, 268; IV, 203. 
Loc. Recorded from Sind, Cutch, Kathiawar, Gujarat, and 
Mount Aboo. Permanent resident in many parts. Common. 
Tribe.— VAGATORES (Comprising Petrels, Gulls and 
(Terns). 
Fam.— PROCELLARIDiE (Petrels). 
976 Oceanites oceanicus (Banks) Wilson's Petrel—Descr. ic S. F." 
V, 292 ; also vide III, 375; VI, 490; VII, 178. 
Loc. Sind. Migratory. Occurs along the coast between 
Kurrachee and the mouths of the Indus. Not common, and 
is usually found some distance from the shore. 
976 bis—Puffinus persicus (Hume) Hume's Shear-Water.—Descr. 
“ S. F." I, 5, and V, 292. 
Loc . Recorded from the coast of Sind. Migratory (going up 
the Persian Gulf to breed). Not uncommon. 
Sub-Fam. —LESTRIDINVE (Skuas). 
977 ter.—Stercorarius asiaticus (Hume) Hume's Skua.—Descr. 
“ S. F.” I, 269; also vide V, 294. 
Loc. Recorded from the coast of Sind. Migratory- Not un¬ 
common. 
Fam.— LARID^E (Gulls and Terns). 
Sub-Fam.—LARIN M (Gulls). 
978 bis.—Larus cackinnans (Pall) The Herring- Gull—Descr. 
“ S. F. : ' I, 271; VII, 463. 
Loc. Recorded from the Sind and K&tbiawar coasts and all the 
larger lakes in Sind. Cold weather visitant. Common. 
