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104. Bubo benualensis (Frankl.). 



I do not think this species was at all common in Kashmir. 

 I saw a pair on the bare hills near Gandarbal; also some 

 feathers at the Tukht-i-Suliraan, near Srinugger. 



105. Pandion haliaetus (Linn.). 



On the 28th April I observed a single Osprey on the Dal 

 Lake at Srinugger. 



106. Gyps himalayensis Hume. 



Noticed occasionally, sometimes in considerable numbers, 

 in the Sind Valley, and also in the Jhelum Valley between 

 Baramula and Kohala. We did not see any of their breeding- 

 places. 



107. Neophron percnopterus (Linn.). 



K Neophron, presumably this species, was found abundantly 

 along the Jhelum Valley as far north as Baramula. We saw 

 also a pair on the hills close to Srinugger, and another pair 

 at Gund in the Sind Valley. We did not secure a specimen, 

 so cannot be sure to which form they belonged. 



108. Gypaetus barbatus (Linn.). 



The Bearded Vulture was not uncommon in the upper 

 portion of the Sind Valley, from about Gund to beyond 

 Sonamurg. 



109. HlERAliTUS PENNATUS (Gmcl.). 



We noticed this bird once or twice at Kagan, and saw 

 specimens both in the brown- and white-breasted plumage. 

 We saw also a pair towards the end of June on the Tukht-i- 

 Suliman, near Srinugger. 



110. Haliaetus LEUCORYPHus (Pall.). 



This was common everywhere in the Valley of Kashmir 

 along the Jhelum, the mouth of the Sind River, and on the 

 banks of the lake. It did not appear to follow the Sind 

 River any distance into the hills. A pair bred yearly in an 

 immense tree near Gandarbal. 



111. MiLVUS MELANOTis Tcmm. & Schleg. 



Kites were very common along the Jhelum in the Valley 

 of Kashmir, and were breeding when we arrived in April. 



