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Rasorial, fVading, and Swimming Birds. On tlie former occasion, Mr. 

 Vigors, and on the latter, Mr. Yarrell, availed themselves of the op- 

 portunity to remark on the geographical distribution of many of the 

 species contained in the collection, and on other points connected 

 with their history. They were exhibited in the order of the following 



Catalogue of Birds (systematically arranged) which were collected on 

 the Ganges between Calcutta and Benares, and in theVindhyian 

 hills between the latter place and Gurrah Mundela, on the Ner- 

 budda, by Major James Franklin, F.R.S. &c. 



Ordo I. RAPTORES. 



Fam. Falcon'id^. 



Sub-Fam. Aquilina. — Genus Aqvila. 



1. Aquila ViNDHiANA. Aq. pulUde brunneo variegata ; capite, pec 



tore, remigibus secundariis, cauddque saturatioribus, hujus apice 

 albido graciliter marginato ; remigibus primariis nigris; capitis col- 

 lique plumis pallido-rufo lanceolatis. 

 Longitudo 26 unc. 

 Cawnpoor Eagle, Lath. ? 



Sub-Fam. Falconina. — Genus Falco. 



2. Falco Subbuteo, Linn. Hobbij, Penn. Le Hobereau, BufF. 



3. Falco Chicquera, Daud. Clmqiiera Falcon, Lath. Le Chicquera, 



Le VaiU. 



4. Falco Tinnunculus, Linn. Kestril, Penn. La Cresserelle, Buff. 



Sub-Fam. Buteonina. — Genus Buteo. 



5. Buteo Bacha. Falco Bacha, Daud. Bacha Falcon, Lath. Le 



Bacha, Le Vaili. 



Genus Circus. 



6. Circus Teesa. Circ. capite corporeque rufo-biunneis, plumarum 



rhacliibus fuscis; dorso imo, rectricibusque ferrugineis, hisfasciis 

 subobsoletis fuscis septem circiter notaiis ; remigiim iectricihus 

 abdomineque albescenti notatis; femorum teclricibiis crLssoque 

 rufescenti-albis ; fronte, guld, nuchceque fascid gracill albis ; ros- 

 tra pedibusque Jlavis, illius apice nigra. 

 Longitudo I7t. 

 Zuggun Falcon, Lath. ? 



7. Circus cyaneus. Falco cyaneus, hlnn. Hen Harrier, Penn. 



8. Circus melanoleucus. Falco melanoleucus , Gmel. Black and white 



Indian Falcon, Penn. Le Tchoug, Le Vaill. 



9. Circus rufus, Briss. Moor Buzzard, Penn. Le Busard, Buff. 



Sub-Fam. Milvina. — Genus Elanus, Savigny. 



10. Elanus Melanopterus, heach. ie B/«f, Le Vaill. 



Fam. Strigido!, — Genus Olus. 



1 1 . O'f us Bengalensis. Ot. pallide ritfescens, fusco nlboque undu- 



latim variegatus ; niichcc pcctorisque phimis in medio striga 

 lata briinneo-nigrd notatis ; abdomine fusco graciliter fascia to ; 

 remigibus rectricibusque lateratibus prope apiccm brunneo fas- 

 ciatis, his mcdiis per totam longiludinent similiter notatis. 

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