ANSERES.

Phoenicopterus ruber, Linn. 
Sarkidiornis melanonotos, Penn. 
Nettapus Coromandelianus, Gm. 
Anas poecilorhyncha, Penn. 
Dendrocygnus arcuatus, Cuv. 
Dafila acuta, Linn. 
Querquedula crecca, Linn.
  circia, Linn.
Fuligula rufina, Pall. 
Spatula clypeata, Linn. 
Podiceps Philippensis, Gm. 
Larus brunnicephalus, Jerd.
  ichthyaetus, Pall. 
Sylochelidon Caspius, Lath. 
Hydrochelidon Indicus, Steph. 
Gelochelidon Anglicus, Mont. 
Onychoprion anasthaetus, Scop. 
Sterna Javanica, Horsf.
  melanogaster, Temm.
  minuta, Linn. 
Seena aurantia, Gray. 
Thalasseus Bengalensis, Less.
  cristata, Steph. 
Dromas ardeola, Payk. 
Atagen ariel, Gould. 
Thalassidroma melanogaster, Gould. 
Plotus melanogaster, Gm. 
Pelicanus Philippensis, Gm. 
Graculus Sinensis, Shaw.
  pygmaeus, Pallas.

NOTE.

The following is a list of the birds which are, as far as is at present known, peculiar to the island; it will probably at some future day be determined that some included in it have a wider geographical range.

Haematornis spilogaster.  The “Ceylon eagle;” was discovered by Mr. Layard in the Wanny, and by Dr. Kelaart at Trincomalie.

Athene castonotus.  The chestnut-winged hawk owl.  This pretty little owl was added to the list of Ceylon birds by Dr. Templeton.

Batrachostomus monoliger.  The oil bird; was discovered amongst the precipitous rocks of the Adam’s Peak range by Mr. Layrard.  Another specimen was sent about the same time to Sir James Emerson Tennent from Avisavelle.  Mr. Mitford has met with it at Ratnapoora.

Caprimulgus Kelaarti.  Kelaart’s night-jar; swarms on the marshy plains of Neuera-ellia at dusk.

Hirundo hyperythra.  The red-bellied swallow; was discovered in 1849 by Mr. Layard at Ambepusse.  They build a globular nest with a round hole at top.  A pair built in the ring for a hanging lamp in Dr. Gardner’s study at Peradinia, and hatched their young, undisturbed by the daily trimming and lighting of the lamp.

Cisticola omalura.  Layard’s mountain grass warbler; is found in abundance on Horton Plain and Neuera-ellia, among the long Patena grass.

Drymoica valida.  Layard’s wren-warbler; frequents tufts of grass and low bushes, feeding on insects.

Pratincola atrata.  The Neuera-ellia robin; a melodious songster; added to our catalogue by Dr. Kelaart.

Brachypteryx Palliseri.  Ant thrush.  A rare bird, added by Dr. Kelaart from Dimboola and Neuera-ellia.

Pellorneum fuscocapillum.  Mr. Layard found two specimens of this rare thrush creeping about shrubs and bushes, feeding on insects.