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visited, and the nest was found to be finished ; the lining being 
of somewhat finer sticks, with bits of rag and a few feathers 
apparently rubbed from the body of the bird which had evidently 
been sitting in it; it was, however, still empty, and no bird was 
seen.—In the early part of March, the nest was again visited, 
but there were neither eggs nor birds; several nests were seen 
in the neighbourhood but all alike were abandoned, as the jungle 
grass had been fired beneath the trees, and even the branches 
of many trees had been lopped off to feed the herds of cattle. 
—Although therefore we felt tolerably certain that the nest 
where the bird had been seen was that of V. Monachus, yet we 
have no certain proof that such was in reality the case. 
No. 2. Vultur Calvus, Scop. 
Tuer Inpran Kine VuLtTuRE. 
Breeds from the latter end of January to the middle of 
April; but, so far as my experience goes, by far the majority lay 
in March. In fact,as arule, this bird hardly begins to lay 
until every G. Bengalensis has hatched off. 
I once found a nest with a fresh egg in November, but this 
was a most exceptional case. The nest | have invariably found 
on trees. Itis said, Dr. Jerdon remarks, to breed on inacessible 
cliffs; but at Ajmere, where on the Taragurh hill, there are 
numerous suitable precipices, many of which are occupied by 
Gyps Indicus, I found a pair, the only ones I met with, breed- 
ing on a large Peepul tree at the foot of the hill. As far as my 
experience goes, the nests are always on large trees, commonly 
on the very top of Peepul (Lieus Religiosus) and Banian (Ficus 
Indicus) trees, at least 380 or 40 feet from the ground. Mr. W. 
Blewitt, however, informs me that he obtained an egg of this 
bird on the 20th February, from a large nest, (constructed of 
Acacia twigs and lined with leaves and straw) placed on the 
top of a Keekur bush (4. Arabica), in the Dhoona Beer near 
Hansie, at a height of about 13 or 14 feet only, from the 
eround. I have never found two pairs breeding near each 
other. The tree they commonly select is one standing altoge- 
ther apart, in the middle of some Dhak (Butea Frondosa) jungle, 
or waste place; but I have taken their eggs from trees, belong- 
ing to groups situated in cultivated land, and on the 1st March, 
1867, 1 found a nest, (from which I shot the female and took 
the egg,) on a Peepul tree, situated right in the centre of the 
village of Deopoora, zillah Mynpooree. The nest is a huge 
