12 Mr. E. Blyth on the Birds of India. 



times not at all present, in examples from the Himalaya and 

 Bengal. 



Genus Mach^rhamphus, Westerman. 



34. M. ALCiNUs, Westerm. (Bijd. t. d. Dierk. i. fig. p. 29). 

 Hab. INIalayan peninsula {non vidimus). 



Subfam. Elan in ^e. 

 Genus Elanus, Savigny. 



35. E. MELANOPTERus (Lev. Ois. d^Afr. pi. 36). 



Syn. Falco melanopterus, Daudin. F. clamosus, Shaw. F. 

 sonninensis et F. vociferus, Latham. E. ccesius, Savigny. E. 

 minor ) Bonap. 



Hab. Africa; S. Asia and its archipelago; straggling rarely 

 into the S, of Europe : common in India. 



Subfam. CiRCAETiNiE (Snake Eagles). 

 Genus Circaetus, Vieillot. 



36. C. GALLicus. (PL Enl.413; Gould, B. E. pi. 13.) 

 Syn. Falco gallicus, Gmelin. F. leucopsis, Bechstein. F. 



longipes, Nilsson. Aquila brachydactrjla, Meyer. A. leucam- 

 phomma, Borkh. A.pygargus,^xi^%ou. C. leucopsis et C. anguina, 

 Brehm. 



Hab. Europe, Asia, and Africa : common on the plains of 

 India, and preying chiefly on snakes. 



Genus Spilornis, Gray. 



37. S. CHEELA (Gould, Cent. Him. B. pi. 1) *. 



Syn. Falco cheela, Daudin. Hcematoi'nis undulatus, Vigors. 

 Circa'etus nipalensis, mithilensis, tavayensis, et maculatior, Hodg- 

 son. Buteo bacha, Franklin et Sykes. B. melanotis, Jerdon 

 (young). Hcematornis sjnlogaster, Blyth (intermediate plumage). 



Hab. India generally, and Ceylon ; Andaman Islands ; Indo- 



* After this species should come 



37*. S. ELGINI. Hcematornis elgini, Tytler, MS. 



Hab. Andaman Islands. (See Mr. Blyth's letter below.) — Ed. 



