21' Messrs. Robinson and Kloss on Birds from the 



coasts of the Malay Peninsula and;extends for some distance 

 inland wherever there is much rice cultivation. Nearly every 

 small island has a breeding pair of these birds, the nest being 

 an enormous mass of sticks^ placed ^in some lofty tree and 

 added to from year to year. Some of these nests are knov^ 

 to have endured for at least thirty or forty years, and have 

 become conspicuous land-marks on the coast. 



'^ 52. Haliaetus leucoryphus. 



Haliaetus leucoryi^hus (Pall.) ; Sliarpe, tom. cit. p. 308. 



We obtained two immature specimens on Pulau Langkawi 

 which are probably referable to this species and not to H. 

 leucugastcr. The locality shews a considerable extension in 

 range. H. leucoryphus not having been hitherto recorded from 

 any part of the Malay Peninsula. One of the specimens was 

 the cause of a rather amusing incident. It was flying at a 

 very considerable height and I had challenged Seimund to 

 bring it down with a shot from his choke barrel. He suc- 

 ceeded, with the result, however, that it fell from the height 

 of about sixty yards through the roof of a Chinaman^s house 

 and through his mosquito net into his bed, where he was 

 having a peaceful nap after a pipe or so of opium. He 

 bounced out in a great state of alarm and indignation, and 

 it took some time to quiet him down and explain that the 

 end of the world had not arrived. The momentum of a 

 fifteen pound bird falling from a height of sixty yards is by 

 no means inconsiderable. 



-f 53. Haliastur intermedius. 



Huliastur intermedius Gurney ; Sharpe, tom. cit, p. 314. 



The range in the Peninsula, distribution, and habits are 

 precisely as in Haliaetus leucogaster^ except that whereas that 

 species is rarely seen except in pairs, this bird is often met 

 with in numbers, especially on or near the fishing-stages 

 when the catch is landed. 



4-54. MlCROHIERAX FRINGILLARIUS. 



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

 Jhc Pygmy Falconet is fairly numerous throughout the 



