404 Mr. G. C. Norman on the Geographical 



Wing. 



inches. 



p'. Mathernn 5'6 



q'. Belgaum 5*8 



r'. Mysore 5"6 



«', t', m'. Malabar 5'5-5-9 



v', V)'. Madras 6-5-5-7 



Wing. 



inches. 

 x', Ramiswaren Island . . 5-8 

 ?/', z'. Colombo, Ceylon . . 6'4 



a,^. Tonghoo 5-7-6-0 



V,S,e,C. Pegu 5-8-60 



From this it would appear impossible to draw any distinc- 

 tion in size between African and Indian specimens, the former 

 having the wing 5*4 to 6"3 inches, and the latter 5'4 to 6*1. 



Indian Subregion. — ? Afghanistan (Griffith), PindDadun 

 Khan and Katas, in Salt Range ( W. Theobald ; Hume, Nests 

 & Eggs, p. 137). Sind (Dr. H. Gould; Mus. Brit.). Ar- 

 rives in Sind the last week of May ; leaves middle of October 

 (Butler, Str. F. 1877, p. 327). Kurrachee (James; Hume, 

 Str. F. 1873, p. 173). Kathiawar (Lloyd, Ibis, 1873, p. 407) . 

 Sambhur, August & September (Adam; Hume Coll.). Mt. 

 Aboo, July (Dr. G. King; Hume Coll.). Gurgaon, Delhi, 

 September (W. N. Chill; Hume Coll.). Umbaila [Seebohm 

 Coll.). Lahore (Marshall ; Mws. 5n^.) . Simla, July (A. O. 

 Hume). Gilgit, June (Biddulph, Ibis, 1881, p. 50). Naini 

 Tal, September [Hume Coll.). Almorah, August {Hume 

 Coll.). Dehra Dhoon ; very common (Hume, Nests & 

 Eggs, p. 137). Agra (Hume, Nests & Eggs, p. 137). 

 Jhansi, N.W. Provinces, August [Hume Coll.). Etawah 

 {Hume Coll.). Kumaon (Horsf. & Moore, Cat. ii. p. 694). 

 Nepal (Gray, Zool. Misc. p. 85). Futteghur, July and 

 August {Seebohm Coll.). Oudh, January and November 

 {Hume Coll.). Calcutta, January {Hume Coll.). Faridpur 

 (Cripps, Str. F. 1878, ii. p. 265). Dacca {Hume Coll.). 

 Shillong, July {Hume Coll.). Cachar, May (Hume, Str. F. 

 1877, p. 27). Chota Nagpur (Ball, Str. F. 1874, p. 394). 

 Birbhum, Lohardugga (Ball, oj). cit. vii. p. 207). Saugor, 

 Central Provinces {Hume Coll.). Very common in Central 

 India during and after rains (Swinhoe & Barnes, Ibis, 1885, 

 p. 68). Common in the Deccan (Davidson & Wenden, Str. 

 F. vii. p. 79). Dhulia, Khandeish, June and July (Davidson ; 

 Hume Coll.). Matheran, November {Hume Coll.). Bel- 



