| Ordo. | Grallatores. | Ill. |
| Fam. | Gruidæ. | V. in Linn. Trans. |
| Genus. | Balearica. | Briss. |
Species 12. Balearica pavonina.
- Ardea pavonina. Linn. I. 233.
- Balearica. Briss. v. 511.
- Oiseau royal. ♀ Id. Ib. pl. 41.
- L’oiseau royal. ♂ Pl. Enl. 265.
- Crowned African Crane. Edw. t. 192.
- Crowned Heron. Lath. Gen. Hist. IX. p. 26.
These birds were found in the neighbourhood of the smaller lakes. They were generally observed in flocks of six or eight. A single pair was sometimes met with, but a single bird scarcely ever.
| Genus. | Platalea. | Linn. |
Species 13.—Platalea leucorodia.
- Platalea leucorodia. Linn. I. 231.
- La Spatule. Pl. Enl. 405.
- Spatule blanche. Temm. Manuel d’Orn. p. 595.
- White Spoonbill. Penn. Brit. Zool. App. t. 9.
These birds were found in the smaller lakes, and in grounds which were overflowed. They were met with in tolerable plenty.
| Fam. | Ardeidæ. | Leach. |
| Genus. | Ardea. | Auct. |
Species 14.—Ardea Coromandelensis.