90 



FALCONID^. 

 13. LOPHOSPIZIAS TRIVIRGATUS. 



Astnr trivinjatus (Temm.) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit, Mus., i., 

 p. 105 (1874). 



An immature male, though iu very worm plumage with the 

 primaries abraded, has the wing slightly over 9 inches and would 

 therefore appear to belong to the Himalayan and Assamese race. 

 A rufitinctus (McClell.). Specimens from the more southern parts of 

 the Peninsula are decidedly smaller. 



" Iris lemon orange, feet chrome yellow." 



14. SPILORNIS PALLIDUS. 



Spilornis pallidus, Walden ; Sharpe, tom. cit., p. 290, pi. ix ; 

 Robinson and Kloss, tom. cit., p. 23. 



A male from Ban Kok Klap, wing about 14.8 in. 



15. MICROHIERAX FRINGILLARIUS. 



Microhierax fringillarius (Drap.) ; Sharpe, tom. cit., p. 367 ; 

 Robinson and Kloss, tom. cit., p. 24. 



One male from Ban Kok Klap. 



16. MACH.ERHAMPHUS ALCINUS. 



Machairamphus alcinus (Westerm.) ; Sharpe, tom. cit., p. 408. 



Coming down stream from Ban Kok Klap we met with two ])airs 

 of this rare kite, and Seimund shot a male. They were nesting high 

 up iu very lofty trees fi'om which the natives extract dammar 

 {Dipterocarptis crinitus) and when disturbed seemed half dazed by 

 the light and fleAv comparatively slowly. 



We were unfortunately unable to spare the time to attempt to 

 secure the eggs. Normally these hawks are crepuscular in their habits 

 feeding on bats and are of very rapid and powerful flight. The 

 species is widely spread throughout the Peninsula and at one time 

 was not uncommon in the vicinity of Kuala Lumpur. 



PANDIONID^. 



17. POLIO^TUS HUMILIS. 



Poliosetus humilis (Miill. and Schleg.) ; Sharpe, tom. cit., p. 454. 



The smaller grey-headed fishing eagle is confined to the upper 

 reaches of the rivers and to jungle country and is not found on the 

 coast or in open country. A female was shot coming down stream 

 from Ban Kok Klap on the Bandon river. 



STRIGID^. 



18. KETUPA CEYLONENSIS, 



Ketupa ceylonensis (Gm.) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus , ii., p. 4 

 (1875) ; Robinson and Kloss, tom. cit., p. 30. 



Not so common as the succeeding species. One specimen was 

 secured near Ban Kok Klap. 



