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388 at Dalsingh Serai in February, 1900. They were feeding in an enormous flock. Thirteen birds were the result of one shot fired.

Totanus hypoleucus, Linn. (Common Sandpiper).—Very common in the cold weather by nearly every piece of water.

T. glareola, Gmel. (Wood Sandpiper).—Very common from August to March.

T. ochropus, Linn. (Green Sandpiper).—More abundant than T. glareola.

T. stagnatilis, Bechst. (Little Greenshank).—Very rare. I only got one specimen.

T. glottis, Linn. (Greenshank).—Abundant during the cold weather.

T. fuscus, Linn. (Spotted Redshank).—A common cold weather migrant, arriving in October.

Pavoncella pugnax, Linn. (Ruff and Reeve).—Rare. I have a pair in my collection, given me by Mr. Inglis.

Tringa temmincki, Leisl. (White-tailed Stint).—Very common in the cold weather, in large flocks.

T. minuta, Leisl. (Little Stint).—Not quite as common as the last.

T. alpina, Linn. (Dunlin).—A male was shot by me in February, 1898. It was the only one secured out of a small flock.

Gallinago cœlestis, Frenz. (Common Snipe).—Very common from September to April.

G. sternura (Pin-tail Snipe).—Several shot near Darbhanga in December, 1900.

G. gallinula, Linn. (Jack-Snipe).—I shot several of this species in January and February, 1900.

Rostratula capensis, Linn. (Painted Snipe).—I only got one specimen in four years.

Larus ichthyaëtus (Great Black-headed Gull).—I saw this bird twice, but was unable to shoot it.

L. brunneicephalus (Brown-headed Gull).—Mr. Inglis obtained one specimen of this bird in the distict.

Hydrochelidon hybrida, Pall. (Whiskered Tern).—A common resident. Mr. Inglis found a colony of these birds breeding, and gave a very interesting account of it in the Bombay Natural History Society's Journal.