258 Lieut. C. H. T. Whitehead on the 



in the Kurram Valley, though we noted it up to the head 

 (7000 feet). 



[1199.] Gypaetus barbatus. The Lammergeier. 



Rattray, J. B. N. H. S. xii. p. 343 (common at Thall) ; 

 Marshal], op. cit. xv. p. 352 (Quetta : very common and 

 nests) ; Fulton, op. cit. xvi. p. 59 (Chitral : a common 

 resident) ; Ward, op. cit. xvii. p. 928 (common ; nests in 

 February and March). 



Common and found everywhere from the plains to the 

 summit of the Safed Koh, though seldom seen in the plains 

 from June till October. 



[1201.] Aquila heliaca. The Imperial Eagle. 



Ward, J. B. N. H. S. xvii. p. 728 (an uncommon winter 

 visitor). 



A fairly common winter visitor. Mr. Donald has seen 

 one give chase to a Laggar Falcon, and finally force it to 

 drop its prey. Immature birds of this genus are frequently 

 seen about the grass-farm feeding on oifal, mole-rats, &c. 



[1202.] Aquila bifasciata. The Steppe-Eagle. 



Ward, J. B. N. H. S. xvii. p. 336 (abundant in Kashmir). 



772. S imm. Kohat, 1900 ft., 1st April. 



Fairly common in winter, but those seen were mostly 

 immature birds. 



[1203.] Aquila vindhiana. The Tawny Eagle. 



Kattray, J. B. N. H. S. xii. p. 343 ; Ward, op. cit. xvii. 

 p. 728. 



Fairly plentiful in the cold weather and probably resident. 

 Mr. Donald told me that in May 1907, when swarms of 

 young locusts were devastating Kohat, he counted in one 

 spot alone thirty-five of these Eagles which had apparently 

 been gorging on the locusts. Colonel Rattray writes that 

 in the Tirah Campaign he often saw this species feeding in 

 company with Vultures on dead transport animals near Thall. 



[1205.] Aquila maculata. The Large Spotted Eagle. 

 Ward, J. B. N. H. S. xviii. p. 464 (Badarwa, Kashmir). 

 One pair observed on the grass-farm and another at the 



