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, 586 JOURN8A.L, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. 93 (1996) A WHITE COOT AT KANEWAL, GUJARAT We saw a white Coot Fulica atra amongst a individual nor did the normal individuals react total of 9100 black Coots feeding in the water on differently to it. Earlier, we had seen one whiteCoot December 29, 1994 at Kanewal reservoir (22° 30' on January 13, 1988 at Pariej (22° 33’ N, 72° 38' E) N, 72° 32' E) Kheda district, Gujarat. There were a Kheda district, Gujarat. few black splashes on the upper neck, wing coverts M and tail region. A black line extended behind the June 12, 1995 B PARASHARYA 9. eye on both the sides. Thebeak appeared lightyellow R B CHAUHAN as againstpinkish white ofnormal blackCoots. This A G SUKHADIA white Coot was a member ofa small group/flock of A1NP on Agricultural Ornithology ; normal black Coots. There was no conspicuous GujaratAgricultural University difference in the feeding behaviour of the white Anand 388 119 Gujarat. , AN ALBINO REDVENTED BULBUL PYCNONOTUS CAFER As a part of the survey of potential sites for in colour, with rest ofthebody white and ventred. It reintroduction ofthe Asiatic lion, during May 1994 was an albino Redvented bulbul. It bathed along I visited Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary near Kota in with other redvented bulbuls and spotted doves Rajasthan. The sanctuary is only 3-5 km wide and (Streptopelia chinensis). I took aphotograph. It flew about 80 km long. Close to the Arampur rest house, and sat on a bamboo clump nearby due to the the Forest Department has constructed a hide disturbance caused by the clicking of the camera. overlooking two cemented water holes. Everyday After 7 minutes it flew and disappeared into the after our field work, I used to sit inside the hide and Anogeissuspendulamixed forest. Thenextday also 10. watch the birds coming to the water hole. I recorded I saw the albino bulbul at 1340 hrs. at the water 21 species. The Redvented Bulbuls Pycnonotus hole. During my five days at Darrah I saw this bird ( cafer were the most abundant. On the second day twice. ) ofour stay, soon after we had returned from field at about 1330 hrs, Iwas attracted by awhite bird which August 17, 1995 JUSTUS JOSHUA flew past the rest house and landed near the water Post Box 18, my hole. Immediately, I ran with binoculars to the Wildlife Institute ofIndia, hide and saw awhitebulbul. Itshead was palebrown Dehra Dun-248 001 . ATTEMPTS OF FEMALE MAGPIE ROBIN TO CATCH A FISH On 24 January, 1995 at about 1100 hrs, I was catch it. While it was busy with the fish, a stray dog returning from the Kamalnath Reserve forest of appeared and disturbed theMagpierobin which flew Jhadol Range in Udaipur district. At the foothills, I away. observed a femaleMagpieRobinCopsychussaularis trying to catch a small fish in the shallow water ofa April 4, 1995 SATISH KUMAR SHARMA, hillstream. After a few attempts, it succeeded in Range Forest Officer, picking it up in its bill but the fish quickly escaped Aravalli afforestation Project, and slipped into the water. The Robin again tried to Jhadol (F), Dist. Udaipur, Pin-313702.