554 Mr. "W. Jesse — Birds' -nesting 



155. Rhinoptilus chalcopterus. 



Rhinoptilus chalcopterus (Temm.) ; Shelley, B. Afr. 

 p. 195, no. 2523. 



Cursorius chalcopterus, Shelley, Ibis, 1894, pp". 25, 474. 

 Nyika Hills, 4000 feet, June. A female. 



XL. — Birds' -nesting in and around Lucknow. Additional 

 Notes taken in the Season of 1896. By William Jesse. 



Since writing my former article, which appeared in ' The 

 Ibis,' 1896, pp. 185-198, 1 have found several species breeding 

 near Lucknow which are not mentioned in that list. In my 

 later labours I have been most materially helped by Mr. P. J. 

 Lucas of this station, who not only takes a great pergonal 

 interest in ornithology, but possesses a very intimate 

 acquaintance with the language and customs of the natives. 

 By his help I have been able to get the villagers to keep a 

 look-out for nests and to bring in word, and I have thus 

 obtained the eggs of several birds which I had previously 

 sought in vain. 



Aquila viNDHiANA (Franklin). Indian Tawny Eagle. 



Hind. [Lucknow'] : Wokhab. 



This Eagle is common in Lucknow, and may often be 

 seen mingling with the Kites and Vultures over the busiest 

 parts of the city. Europeans here call it the Lugger, while 

 the true Lugger is named the Pigeon-Hawk. 



In the month of January I saw two nests of this bird, both 

 at the very top of tall mango-trees on the outskirts of the 

 station. One contained tvvo eggs on the point of hatching, 

 the other a half-fledged young one. The eggs are similar 

 to those of the House-Kite {Milvus govinda), but are of 

 course much larger. 



The Wokhab makes a lai-ge nest of sticks, and lines it 

 with leaves. It is placed at the extreme tip of some large 

 branch, and not in a thick fork, as is the case with Kites. 



