1(54 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol. XVI. 



Glaucidium radiatum. — The Jungle Owlet. 

 Blanford, No. 1184. 

 I have seen this bird as high as 5,000 feet elevation in a shola near the 

 Terramia Tea Estate, but I do not think it is common. 



Order— ACOIPITRES. 

 Family — Vulturidce. 

 Otogyps calvus. — 'The Black Vulture. 

 Blanford, No. 1191. 

 Not uncommon in either district ; it breeds, I think, chiefly on precipices in this 

 part of India. I saw a nest on some rocks near the Craigmore toll gate, 

 Ooty. 



Gyps indicus. — The Indian Long-billed Vulture. 

 Blanford, No. 1194. 

 This bird perhaps occurs, but I did not observe it. 



Pseudogyps bengalensis. — The Indian White-backed Vulture. 



Blandford, No. 1196. 

 This is, I think, the most common vulture, though these birds prefer to 

 patronize the plains rather than the hills, and are nowhere really plentiful at 

 the higher elevations. 



Neophron ginginianus. — The White Scavenger Vulture. 



Blanford, No. 1197. 



This is a very common bird round Badaga and other villages. Nilgiris 



Kotagiri has a large colony round the filthy " Kota " village, in the centre of 



that pretty little station, though where they bred I;was unable to discover. 



It is not quite so common in S. Wynaad. 



Family — Falconidm. 

 Sub-Family — Falconince. 



Hieraetus pennatus. — The Booted Eagle. 

 Blanford, No. 1208. 

 I believe both this and H.fasciatus are not uncommon on the Nilgiris, but my 

 stay there was too limited for me to speak with certainty : perhaps, however, 

 some member will kindly correct me if I be wrong. I have heard sportsmen 

 speak of both. 



Lophotriorchis kieneri —The Rufous-bellied Hawk-eagle, 

 Blanford, No. 1209. 

 I have a specimen of what I believe to be this bird shot in the Wynaad. 

 Ictinaetus mala yensis.— The Black Eagle. 

 Blanford, No. 1210. 

 This very handsome eagle is a fairly common bird on the Nilgiris. I was told 

 it bred on precipices (the Gunjara precipices) somewhere near Kil Kotagiri in 

 company with many other hawks. For this, as for all the larger hawks and 

 eagles, I believe the Nilgiri Game Association offers a reward, as they are said to 

 be most destructive to small game. 



