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1227. PoLio^TUS nuMiLis (Brooks.) — Hodgson's Fishing Eagle. 

 Rare, I only snw one bird, it was daily fishing in the Kurram river. It is 

 a permanent resident ; one pair breed annually at Hangu about 30 miles 

 distant. A large white egg was brought in to me that can only belong to 

 this species. I saw it daily at Thull working up and down the river 

 but never once saw it catch a fish. 



1229. MiLVUS GOViNDA (Sykes.)— The Common Kite. 

 Exceedingly common at all times round the Fort and villages near. 

 1230. MiLTUS MELANOTis (Temm.) — The large Indian Kite. 

 Rare. I only saw one pair on a hill about five miles off. I shot the 

 female off a nest with two partly incubated eggs on the 5th May. Nest like 

 that of M. govinda, but larger. 



1247. AcciPiTER Nisus (Linn.J — The Sparrow-Hawk, 

 A bird or two occasionally came down from the hills, it is not a resident 

 as far as I could see. It breeds on the cliffs of the Safedkoh range not far 

 distant, one young bird in down was brought in to the Political Officer, 

 Kurram, at Parachinar, early in July. 



1255. Falco peregrinator (Sundw.)— The Shahin Falcon. 

 Common along the foot of the hills, and are often seen hawking doves in 

 pairs. They breed in the near hills, one pair nnnually having its nest on a 

 precipice near Dargai, and a second on a hill called Mir Quali about 15 miles 

 distant. I have not been able to procure the eggs. 



1265. TiNNUNCULUS ALAUDAEius (Linn.) — The Kestrel. 

 Common and a permanent resident, one pair had their nest and hatched 

 their yourg on a high cliff about a mile from the Fort, and a young one was 

 brought in to me at the end of May. 



1292. CoLUMBA INTERMEDIA (Strickl.) — The Indian Blue Bock-pigeon. 

 Common during the cold weather. They were breeding in hundreds on 

 a hio'h cliff near the Fort. About the middle of April they all disappeared 

 suddenly. I did not know before that this pigeon was in any way migratory, 

 but here it seems to be so. 



129.'^. CoLUMTA LiviA (Bonnatent.) — The Blue Rock-pigeon. 

 During January and February these birds were in large numbers, flying 

 about the fields in large flocks. I cannot say when they left, as I did not 

 go in the direction they were to be found between Februnry and the end of 



March. 



1309. TuRTUR CAMBAYENSis (Gm.) — The Little Brown Dove. 

 This is our commonest dove and found all over the country, breeds freely 

 in low stunted trees and bushes from March to June. 



1310. TiiRTUR RisoRiDS (Linn,)— The Indian Ring Dove. 

 Common but not so much so as the last, it is found in the same places, is a 

 permanent resident, and breorls freely. 



