412 Mr. H. Whistler on the [Ibis, 



Circus cyaneus (L.). 



A grey Harrier with a bluish breast, seen at Massan jheels 

 on 20 and 21 November, 1917, must have been of this species. 



Circus seruginosus seruginosus (L.). (1 skin.) 



A common winter visitor, first appearing in September but 



not becoming common until November; it remains until the 



end of March. 



Circus macrurus (Gm.). 



The Pale Harrier is a common passage migrant through 

 the district in September and October and again in March 

 and April. A few^ individuals are to be met with during the 

 winter months. 



[Astur gentilis (L.). 



On 27 December, 1917, at Kadirpur, my head falconer 

 reported that he had seen a Groshawk that morning while out 

 exercising my Hawks. The statement was probably correct : 

 at any rate, his identification would be satisfactory though 

 his veracity might not be so. It is probable that the bird 

 was an escape, as a good many trained Goshawks are kept 

 in this part of the Punjab, and on one occasion an escaped 

 Goshawk was brought in to me by some villagers when I had 

 lost a Peregrine and had advertised the fact.] 



Astur badius dussumieri (Temm.). (1 skin.) 



The Shikra is a common and generally distributed resident, 



and individual pairs are very constant to their own territories. 



Eggs are laid in April. 



Accipiter nisus (L.). 



A winter visitor in small numbers, apparently from about 

 October until March, with signs of a spring and autumn 

 passage in April and August. Unfortunately, my notes on 

 the species are not satisfactory, as it is often difficult to dis- 

 tinguish the Shikra from the Sparrovv-Hawk in flight. No 

 specimen was procured, so the actual race occurring remains 

 in doubt. 



