206 Mr. H. Seebolim on the 



nest tAvo feet high on the hilly banks of the rivers, on forsaken 

 earth huts and on haycocks and hayricks. 



Aquila rapax. 



Henke obtained an example of the Tawny Eagle near As- 

 trakhan ; and several have occurred at Sarepta. 



Aquila bonellii. 



Henke did not see Bonelli's Eagle ; but an example has been 

 obtained near Sarepta. 



Aquila lagopus. 



The Rough-legged Buzzard is very common in winter near 

 Astrakhan. This bird is undoubtedly an Eagle, and not a 

 Buzzard. 



Haliaetus albicilla. 



The White-tailed Eagle is verj^ common all the year round. 

 It builds on very high willow trees, and lays from one to 

 three eggs, frequently slightly spotted. 



Haliaetus leucoryphus. 



Pallas''s Sea-Eagle is occasionally found on the steppes, 

 where it breeds on the ground. On the banks of the Volga 

 it builds on the willows. 



Circaetus gallicus. 



Henke did not observe the Short-toed Eagle near the Volga, 

 but occasionally saw it on the steppes, 



Pandion haliaetus. 



The Osprey is very common in summer on the delta of the 

 Volga. 



BuTEO vulgaris. 



Henke never met with the Common Buzzard near As- 

 trakhan ; but it is occasionally observed on migration at 

 Sarepta in spring and autumn. 



BUTEO desertorum. 



The African Buzzard occasionally breeds near Astrakhan. 



BUTEO FEROX. 



The Long-tailed Buzzard is rare in the Kirghiz steppes, but 

 is com moner west of the Volga. 



