158 SPOLIA ZEYLANICA. 
APPENDIX B. 


“Hoop Mean for 
700 ftv altitude. | 1° “Orr 
Inches. Inches. 
January .. ah 3°13 7°51 
February .. se *26 3°51 
March “ie ih 3°20 3°78 
April ea Be 15°07 7°02 
Wile a oe 7°64 8°48 
June £3 ste 1hO7-E: 1°72 
July a re -70 3°09 
_ August m3 ee 3°33 ore 
September .. ne 2°47 4°41 
October a3 oe 4°88 12°72 
November .. 3 8°74 9-80 
‘December .. ats 10°33 10°15 
Total .. ha (ORS 70°91F 
* 110 days for 1912. 7 101 days. 
APPENDIX C. 
List of Birds observed in the Vedda Country during July, 1914, 
giving Local Distribution. 

1. Astur badius. One seen at Guruhela. 
2. Accipiter sp. (?). The Museum Collector obtained a 9 
Accipiter, which I am inclined to think is a new species to Ceylon. 
It was one of a pair that were engaged in building at the time 
it was shot. It possesses the characteristic long central toe, but 
in size it is much smaller than A. nisus or A. virgatus, with the 
breast boldly marked with dark smoke-brown streaks and blotches, 
and not barred. The second and third primaries also differ from 
the last mentioned, while the tarsus is also markedly stouter. My 
example was obtained at Newgala. 
3. Pernis cristatus. Observed at Panawa and Bargura 
4. Spilornis cheela. Observed at the base of the Monaragala 
hills, at Guruhela, Etmole, Panawa, and near Kebilitte. 
5. Halixtus leucogaster. Observed at Panawa, Okanda, 
Lahugala, and Kumuna, 
6. Haliastur indus. Common at Panawa and at Bargura. 
7. Falco perigrinus. Nesting in the eastern cliff of ‘* West- 
minster Abbey.”’ 
