102 Mr. H. E. Dresser's Notes on 



" b. In A. minuta the underparts are brown in all plumages. 

 *'I have found the above differences to hold good in a 

 number of specimens of all ages/' 



15. Pandion haliaetus (L.). 



Pandion fluviatilis (sp. nov. ?) ; Severtzoflf, p. 63. 



Horizontal range. Occurs in the summer in districts I., 

 II., III., and IV. 



Vertical range. Occurs in summer in districts 1, 2, and 3. 



No observations are given respecting this bird, but merely 

 its range is defined. 



16. CiRCAETUS GALLICUS (Gm.). 



Circaetos brachydactylus (sp. nov. ?) ; Severtzoff, p. 63. 



Horizontal range. Found dui'ing summer in districts II. 

 and III. 



Vertical range. As above. 



Besides this species Severtzoflf includes as a diflferent race, 

 but without giving any particulars as to how it differs, 



p. Circaetus orientalis, Brehm ; Severtzoflf, p. 63. 



Horizontal range. Possibly a straggler during the summer 

 season in district III. 



Vertical range. In district 1 a straggler during the 

 summer. 



This latter will most likely be merely a variety of C. gal- 

 licus, as I have been unable to detect any diflference between 

 European and Asiatic specimens, and C. orientalis, Brehm, 

 is merely a synonym of C. gallicus. 



17. Pernis apivorus (L.) ; Severtzoflf, pp. 63 & 112. 

 Horizontal range. Occurs rarely and accidentally in district 



III. during passage. 



Vertical range. An accidental visitant to district 2 during 

 passage. 



He further writes (p. 112) as foUows : — "The only speci- 

 men I saw in Turkestan I killed on the 17th September. It 

 is remarkably large, and measures 27 inches in length, and 

 60 inches in extent, whereas the ordinary size of P. apivorus 

 is, length 23 to 24 inches, extent 48 to 53 inches.'' 



