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quickly picked up by tlie pursuing Kite^ though he, in his 

 turn, frequently had to run the gauntlet of his comrades. 



In the Straits Settlements, both this species and Milvus 

 affinis, on account of their foul feeding, have obtained a 

 most expressive, but very objectionable, nickname. 



MiLVUS AFFINIS, Gould. 



On October 21, 1879, I shot a Pariah Kite in the Mount- 

 Echo valley, Singapore. 



Pernis ptilorhyncha (Temm.). The Crested Honey- 

 Buzzard. 



I am able to record but a single specimen of this Buzzard, 

 shot during November, near Changie, Singapore ; it showed 

 no signs of the crest. 



Length nearly 27 inches ; legs yellow, beak dusky yellow 

 at its base ; the wings reach to within 3 inches of the end of 

 the tail ; feathers of face very scale-like, tarsi well plumed ; 

 entire plumage rich brown with a decided rufous tinge, par- 

 ticularly about the head and neck ; all the feathers are dark- 

 shafted ; central streak and one on either side from the gape 

 dark brown, very distinctly marked ; tail dull brown faintly 

 barred with white. 



Baza lophotes (Temm.) . The Crested Kite. 

 [ saw a specimen of this bird in a collection made by an 

 officer of my regiment while at Malacca. 



Strix javanica, Gm. Malay Screech-Owl. 



While quartered at Kwala Kangsar, Perak, a Malay whom 

 I employed to snare birds brought me one of these Owls 

 alive ; it was rather like S. flammea, except in being more 

 spotted, particularly about the facial disk. 



Ketupa javanensis. Less. Malay Fish-Owl. 



I shot several specimens of this large Owl in Perak, where 

 it was by no means rare, though not often met with owing 

 to its nocturnal habits. It retires during the heat of the day 

 into the densest parts of the jungle. 



One afternoon in May I was making for a nesting-place 

 of the Weaverbird, Ploceus baya, in the neighbourhood of 



