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in the evening, but simply that the sight is by no 

 means uncommon, and I have seen them leave a tree 

 to sit on the ground, at dusk. 



The Long-legged Buzzard is said to breed in the 

 Himalayas, but comparatively few must stay in this 

 country to do so, as it is almost invariably B. deser- 

 torum which is found in the Himalayas, and after 

 April the Long-Legged Buzzard is rarely seen. 

 " The eggs, 2 to 4 in number, are broad regular 

 ovals, greenish-white richly blotched with reddish- 

 brown, and measure about 2-3 by 1"8." (Blanford.) 



The only record of recent years, in the B. N. H. 

 Society's Journal, regarding this species is in Vol. 

 XV, p. 352, by Capt. Marshall, R.E., who says, " I 

 think, perhaps some breed in the hills — (he refers to 

 Quetta) — as 1 have observed them at the end of 

 April and have had eggs brought me by a native, 

 on one occasion, which I think must have belonged 

 to this bird." 



(To be continued.) 



