436 TALCONID^. 



Distribution. This curious Hawk has been found in Burma 

 around Thayet Myo, where it is not rare, at Toungngoo, in 

 IVTorthern Tenasserim near Myawadee, and in the Thoungyin 

 valley. The only other recorded locality is Western Siam, 



Habits, Sfc. An excellent account has been given by Feilden, who 

 discovered this bird at very nearly the same time as Wardlaw 

 Eamsay. The flight is peculiar and jerky, and the movements 

 resemble those of a Magpie. This species frequents dry open 

 forest or scrub, perching on dead trees by preference, and feeding 

 chiefly on insects, with an occasional mouse, snake, or lizard. The 

 breeding-season is about March ; the eggs are unknown, but 

 Col. Bingham tells me that he has found the nest, which is built 

 of sticks and placed in a tree. 



