90 Mr. Hugh Whistler on the 



Neophron percnopterus. Tlie Egyptian Vulture. 



Resident and very numerous, breeding commonly in 

 March and April on ledges of small cliflfs in the broken 

 country all round the Salt Range. Theobald's record of the 

 breeding of Neophron glnyinianus near Pind Dadan Khan 

 and Katas (Hume's ' Nests and Eggs,' 2nd ed. vol. iii. 

 p. 214) must refer to this race. 



Gypaetus barbatus. The Bearded Vulture or Laramer- 

 gcyer. 



I noted two of these fine birds near Chua Saidan Shah 

 on June 30, and two near Sohawa on February 4 ; but, 

 unfortunately, I did not spend enough time in the Salt 

 Range to make out the bird's exact status, whether it 

 breeds in the Jhelum portion of the hills or not. 



Aquila bifasciata. The Steppe Eagle. 



A pair of these huge Eagles were met with sitting on a 

 wide cultivated plain on November 8. One was shot and 

 found to weigh 6| lbs. (sex not ascertained). It was in 

 immature plumage, and so extraordinarily fat that I failed 

 to preserve it. On January 22 in the Rak I noted two 

 Eagles that were probably of this species. 



This is the common Eagle of the district, and may be 

 found at all times of the year, though it is probably partly 

 migratory, its numbers undergoing an increase in winter, 

 i. e. the breeding-season. Nests were found on the following 

 dates : — January 5, c/2 slightly incubated; January 6, 

 c/2 fresh ; February 9, c/2, one e^^ fresh, one slightly in- 

 cubated ; February 10, c/2 fresh ; March 1, c/1 slightly 

 incubated ; March 5, c/1 moderately incubated. The weight 

 of female birds killed varied from 4^ to 4| lbs. 



