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5. TiNNUNCULUS ALAUDARIUS (BvisS.). 



Resident all the year ; sevei'al pairs build on the Amoy rocks. 



6. MiLVus GoviNDA, Sykcs. 



Very common in the harbour dui'ing winter, and living off the 

 offal thrown from ships. In the summer the majority retire to 

 breed on a small island called Pagoda Island, about six miles 

 from the town. I have counted as many as sixty Kites over 

 this locality, and found several nests in a single evening's stroll. 

 They are generally placed on a ledge of rock ; but I have also 

 found them on trees. 



7. AcciPiTER ? (probably Falco badius, Gmel.). 



Differs from the European bird [A. rdsus) in having white 



axillce, as well as in many minor points. Occasionally seen 

 during winter. 



8. Circus cyaneus (Linn.). 

 Occurs sometimes during winter. 



9. Circus iERUGiNosus (Linn.). 



Of frequent occurrence in the neighbourhood. 



10. Athene scutellata (Raffles). 



An occasional winter visitant; found also in summer at 

 Fouchow. 



11. Bubo maximus, Fleming. 



Occasionally seen of a winter's evening ; builds somewhere in 

 the neighbourhood, as every spring the young are sold in the 

 streets of the town. 



12. Scops bakkamcena (Penn.). 



Rare. I procured two the same winter, one mottled brown 

 on the upper parts, the other mottled buff; the first I take to 

 be the immature plumage. Mr. Blyth informs me that this is 

 a numerous species in the vicinity of Calcutta. 



13. Caprimulgus ? 



14. Caprimulgus ? 



One species of Caprimulgus occurs at Amoy during the months 

 of September and October. It is closely affine to C.indicus (Gmel.) ; 

 but not having had an opportunity of comparing skins, I am 



