402 Capt. J. Hayes Lloyd on the 



in which he has facilitated generally my study of the collec- 

 tions in the British Museum. 



The nomenclature and numbers are those of Jerdon's ' Birds 

 of India/ 



2. Otogyps calvus. 



Not uncommon ; but, as a rule, only solitary individuals are 

 met with. I once saw four sitting about on a low rocky hill. 



4. Gyps indicus. 



A Vulture that I believe to be of this species is common ; 

 but I never shot one. 



On several occasions I noticed about the cliffs and valleys 

 of the Geerwar, and once out in the plains, a large Vulture of 

 a rich rufous or bay-colour, which seemed very distinct from 

 G. indicus. It may possibly have been Mr. Hume's Gyps 

 fulvescens ; but I never succeeded in getting at one, whilst 

 its evident partiality for hills and forests is against the sup- 

 position. 



5. Gyps bengalensis. 



This is the commonest Vulture in the province, breeding 

 in the cold season. A pair in my garden at Limree were 

 busy building their nest in the middle of September. 



The town of Gondul is a favourite locality with this Vul- 

 ture, almost every banian- and tamarind-tree in the neigh- 

 bourhood being occupied in the season by one or more pairs ; 

 and the hoarse cries they utter in copula, as also the constant 

 shrieking and cackling of the young, used to be a source of 

 great annoyance. 



6. Neophron ginginianus. 



Not uncommon, but somewhat locally distributed. 



16. Hypotriorchis chicquera. 

 Common. 



17. TlNNUNCULUS ALAUDARIUS. 



Common. 



29. Aquila n^evioides. 



Much has been written as to the specific distinctness of the 

 African A. navioides from the Indian A. fulvescens velfusca. 



