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long ere this. The nest is always placed on a tree and contains from 

 three to four eggs, pale bluish-white without any markings and of that 

 peculiar roughish texture seen in the eggs of goshawks and sparrow- 

 hawks. The average of four eggs is 1*6 X 1*24.— T. F. B." 



(227) Lophospizias trivirgatus. — The Crested Goshawk. 

 Blanford, No. 1246 ; Jerdon, No. 22. 

 This fine hawk, though resident, is by no means common. It keeps 

 to the forest-clad hills and is seldom seen away from them. "It breeds 

 in our forests at elevations of 1,500 to 2,000 feet above sea-level. I have 

 twice taken their nests. On the first occasion I observed a bird fly off 

 a nest about 30 feet from the ground, and as I had no cooly with me 

 and the tree was not a difficult one I went up to the nest myself. The 

 nest was a frame-work of sticks, larger at the bottom and gradually 

 decreasing in size, with a lining of leaves, the last additions, which were 

 those of the Iron-wood tree (Mesuaferrea), being quite fresh. It mea- 

 sured 18 inches in diameter and contained two slightly set eggs. These 

 were of a rough texture, and when held up to the light seemed to have 

 a slightly greenish tinge. The ground colour was white and they had 

 a few very slight brown marks, but as a rule seemed like magnified 

 specimens of Butastur teesa. This was in March. The second nest 

 which I found in April, contained a couple of young birds, and it is to 

 ba noted that the colour of their eyes was a fine dark brown, contrasting 

 with those of adult birds, which are bright yellow. — T. F. B. ,f 

 (228) AcciriTER nisus. — The Sparrow-Hawk. 

 Blanford, No. 1247; Jerdon, No. 24. 

 I have not come across this bird myself, nor is there a specimen in 

 the Museum. It is a rare winter visitor, as Mr. F. W. Bourdillon 

 secured only one on the hills, which was a nearly adult female. 



(229) Pernis cristatus. — The Crested Honey-Buzzard. 

 Blanford, No. 1249 ; Jerdon, No. 57. 

 This I should say is also a rare winter visitor. I secured a single speci- 

 men at Pirmerd near the Peryaar dam in January 1901. 



(230) Falco peregrinus. — The Peregrine Falcon. 

 Blanford, No. 1254; Jerdon, No. 8. 

 My collectors secured a single specimen on the backwaters of North 

 Travancore in December 1903, and saw a second also near the backwater 

 at Qui Ion. 



