On a Collection of Raptorial Birds from Cochin China. 235 



XVIII. — List of a Collection of Raptorial Birds from the 

 Neighbourhood of Saigon in Cochin China. By J. H. 



GURNEY. 



I AM indebted to the kiuduess of Mons. A. Boucard of Paris 

 for the opportunity of examining the Raptorial portion of a 

 collection of Cocliin-Chinese birds made in the vicinity of 

 the town of Saigon by Mons. Moreau; and I think that the 

 names of these Raptores may be worth recording. 



1. PSEUDOGYPS BENGALENSIS (Gmcl.). 



2. Circus melanoleucus (Forst.). 



3. Circus ^ruginosus (Linn.). 

 *4<. ScELosPiziAS POLiopsis (Hume) . 



5. BuTASTUR iNDicus (Gmel.). 



6. Spilornis rutherfordi, Swinh. 



*7. LiMNAETUS CALIGATUS (Raffl.) . 



8. Haliaetus leucogaster (Gmel.). 



9. Haliastur INDUS (Bodd.) . 



10. Baza lophotes (Temm.). 



11. Falco peregrinuSj Gmel. 



12. Ketupa ceylonensis (Gmel.). 



■^13. Scops stictoxotus^ Sharpe. 

 In bright rufous plumage. 



■^14. Carine brama (Temm.). 



This specimen appears to agree with Indian examples ; the 

 following are its principal measurements: — wing 6"20 inches, 

 tarsus 1*20, middle toe s. u. "90. 



^15. NiNox SCUTULATA (Rafflcs) . 



This specimen measures: — wing 8-60 inches, tarsus TIO, 

 middle toe s. u. 1"20. 



*16. Strix jAVANiCA, Gmcl. 



The following are the principal measurements of this spe- 



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