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larger end. The specimen takeu by Mr. Cripps is greyish white, 

 sparingly spotted and blotched with pale brownish yellow and grey. 

 A third example, taken by Mr. Parker*, is reddish white, marked 

 with two or three shades of reddish brown, the blotches being 

 confluent at the large end and forming a wide cap. These three 

 specimens measure respectively : 2-5 by 1-96 ; 2-55 by 205; 2-55 

 by 1-9. 



Faridpur, Bengal, 1st April (/. li. 



Cripps). 

 Mogra Lake, Nuddea, Bengal, 18th 



March (J. C. Parker). 

 ThoiinfTvin River, Tenasserim, 14th 



March {C. T. Bin ff ham). 



Hume Coll. 

 Crowley Bequest. 

 Hiitne Coll. 



Genus BUTASTUR, ffodgs. 



Butastur teesa (Frankl). 



Butastur teesa, Sfinrpe, Cat. Birds B. M. i. p. 296 (1874) ; Oates ed. 

 Hume, Nests >l!r Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 158 (1890) ; Blanf. Fauna Brit. 

 Tnd., Birds, iii. p. 362 (1895); Sharps, Hand-l. i. p. 266 (1899) ; 

 Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 7 (1899). 



The eggs of the White-eyed Buzzard-Eagle are of a broad oval 

 or elliptical shape, smooth in texture, and with, occasionally, a slight 

 trace of gloss. All the specimens in the series are plain white 

 tinged with blue. The late Mr. A. Anderson, however, stated that 

 the eggs of this species are occasionally marked. They measure 

 from 1-7 to 2 in length, and from 1-4 to 1-6 in breadth. 



India, 30th April. Hume Coll. 



Gurhwal, Himalayas, April. Hume Coll. 



Sidtaupur, I'unjab, loth April. Hume Coll. 



Sirsa Uislrict, Punjab. Hume Coll. 



Gurgaon District, 3rd April. Hume Coll. 



Gurgaon Di.strict, otii April. Hume Coll. 



Gurgaon District, 12th April. Hume Coll. 



Gurgaon District, 17th April. Hume Coll. 

 Delhi, 30th April (C. T. Bingham). Hume Coll. 



Delhi, 9th May (C. T. B.). ' Hume Coll. 

 Sambhur, 4th April {R. M. Adam). Hume Coll. 



Bareilly, N.W. Prov., 8th May. Hume Coll. 

 Etawiih, 9th April ( W. E. Brooks). Seebohm Coll. 



Etawah, 9th April ( Jf. E. B.). Hume Coll. 



Etawuh, 13th April ( If. E.B.). Hume Coll. 



Etawah, 16th April ( W. E. B.). Hume Coll. 



Etawah, 22nd April ( W. E. B.). Hume Coll. 



Allahabad, 7th April. Hume Coll. 



Allahabad, 11th April. Hume Coll. 



Baraitcb, .30th April. Hume Coll. 



Saugor, C. Prov., 25th May. Hume Coll. 



Ilaipur, C. Prov., 14th June. Hume Coll. 



* Tbe history of this specimen is recorded by Mr. Hume (Xests and Eggs 

 lud. Birds, iii. p. 153) under the name of S. cheela. 



