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flew away. This nest contained two fresh eggs, one of which had two holes in 

 it, evidently made by her claws, and there seems little doubt she was thinking 

 of removing the egg wheu startled by the report of the gun. It would appear 

 therefore to be a habit of these birds to endeavour to remove their eggs when 

 danger threatens, and I should be glad to know if other observers have noted 

 this ; the species is noted in Oates and Blanford as robbing other birds' nests. 



I have several times suspected Spizaetus limnaetus (Changeable Hawk Eagle) 

 of throwing out then- egg (or dropping it elsewhere if the nest is searched 

 before the egg is laid) as on two occasions on re-visiting the nest I have found 

 the remains of what is apparently their egg on the ground near the nest ; 

 these birds hang round the nest for weeks, even sitting in it and screaming, 

 when it is approached, but I have never got an egg in such cases ; however this 

 species was suspected of this habit by Fielden in Burma as mentioned in 

 Hume's Nests and Fggs. 



S. L. WHYMPER. 



Jeolikote, 10th May, 1907. 



No. VII— A MASSIVE SAMBAR HEAD. 



The accompanying photo and measurements of a Burmese Sambar head will, 

 I think, be of interest. 



