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Kushan, and an inhabitant of a village near by told us 

 there was a pair of them breeding tbere. I bought a young 

 one on the 3rd June, which I successfully reared.'' — J. D. T, 



121. NiNOX SCUTULATA (Raffl.). N. japomca,'S>v!\nh., 

 Two specimens, obtained in May. 



122. Glaucidium whitelyi (Blyth). 



" A very common resident." — J. D. T. 



123. Asio AcciPiTRiNus (Pall.). 



" Common from autumn to spring." — J. D. T. 



124. Pandion haliaetus (Linn.). 



" Often seen on the river and about the coast during the 

 winter; some remain throughout the summer." — J. D. T. 



125. Circus cyaneus (Linn.). 



" Females and young males are very common from the end 

 of October till the spring ; adult males are rare, and I have 

 not yet even seen one." — J. D. T. 



126. Circus melanoleucus (Forster). 



A single female only, dated 15th November. 



127. Circus spilonotus, Kaiip. 



A fine series of ten skins, including two brown females 

 with sharply defined bars on the tail, assigned by Mr. J. H. 

 Gurney to this species. 



'' Passes here during March and April, and again during 

 October and November." — J. D. T. 



128. Circus iERUGiNosus (Linn.). 



*'A common bird during winter; arrives in October." — 

 J. D. T. 



129. Buteo plumipes (Hodgs.). 



Ten specimens, of which eight were killed in December and 

 January, one in March, and one in winter (no date). An 

 example dated 11th January is in normal adult plumage, 

 the others are all pale immature birds. 



" Verv common in the plains during; winter." — J. I). T. 



