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reservation, as A. nepalensis orientalis also breeds in .the same 

 district and the birds are by no means easy to distinguish. 



Hieraetus f. fasciatus. Bonelli's Eagle. Besides eggs from 

 Spain and Cyprus I have also 4 eggs from the R. Tigris, Iraq, and 

 c/2 from India. 



H. pennatns. Booted Eagle. Two clutches from a series of 

 six taken in Spain are quite well spotted with brown. 



Circaetus galliciis. Short-toed Eagle. Mr. Swann says that 

 the nests " are generally in cork oaks " (in Spain). I have seen 

 nests in cork oaks, but I notice that all the four eggs in my collection, 

 taken by myself in Spain, were found in pine trees. 



Haliaetus a. albicilla. White-tailed Eagle. My series includes 

 c/2 (Scotland), c/2 (Baltic), and 3/2 (Mesopotamia). 



Mihnis m. milvtis (Red Kite) and M. migrans migrans (Black 

 Kite). I iind no certain test by which the eggs of these two species 

 can be separated in all cases, after comparison of a fine series of both 

 collected in Spain, including 5/3 of Red Kite and 7/3 Black Kite. 

 One clutch of Red Kite is decidedly smaller than the average set of 

 Black Kite. 



M. migrans cegyptius. Egyptian Kite. Like Mr. Gordon, I 

 have c/4 from Damietta but attach little value to it, as it was taken 

 by a dealer-collector and the experience of all recent observers 

 tends to show that the clutch ranges from 2 to 3. 



M. m. govinda. Pariah Kite. Probably Mr. Gordon's suggestion 

 is correct as the largest supposed eggs of M. m. govinda come from 

 localities where M. lineatus also breeds. I possess one c/4, small 

 eggs devoid of markings. 



* Pernis orientalis. Siberian Honey Buzzard, c/2 from Tian 

 Shan. 



Falco eleonorcE. Eleonoran Falcon. 1/4, 3/3. This is the only 

 set of 4 I have seen. 



F. peregrinus calidus. Siberian Peregrine, c/4. 



F. p. hrookei. Mediterranean Peregrine, c/4, Corsica ; c/4, 

 Cyprus ; c/3. South Spain. 



* F. hiarmiciis tanyptenis. Egyptian Lanner. c/4, Egypt, and 

 c/4 Palestine. 



F. cherntg cherrug. Saker. A very fine series taken by myself 

 in Roumania and including 2/5, 5/4. 



F. ritsticolus rusticoliis. Gyr falcon. 3/4. 



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