176 Col. R. Meinertzliagen on the [Ibis, 



Tliis maoiiificent bird can be seen any day in cantonments, 

 wb(M-e it if> quite tame. Though a terrible coward and unable 

 to face the attack even of a Haven, I have seen it attempt 

 to carry off a puppy from the verandah of a ])arrack-room. 



The specimens in the Quetta Museum are undoubtedly 

 referable to this race. 



Aquila chrysaetos. 



^i. ('. daphanea Menzb. 



Rare in the hills, coming to the plains in winter. Seen at 

 Ziarat on ID. vii. and at Khushdil on 18. iii. Whilst shooting 

 (Jhukar on G. xii. a covey of those birds were attacked whilst 

 crossing a broad valley by a Golden Eagle, which burst 

 aniono- them from above and carried one off on the wino-. the 

 remainder scattering in all directions aiul shrieking as they 

 went. Though I have no evidence to show that this bird 

 breeds in northern Baluchistan, there is no reason why it 

 should not do so. 



A specimen in the Quetta Museum was obtained near 

 that place on 29. i., and belongs to this race. 



Aquila rapax. 



.1. r. rhidhlana Frankl. 

 The Indian Tawny Eagle is not uncommon on the plains 

 of northern Baluchistan at all seasons, l)ut 1 never found a 

 nest. A female in the Quetta Museum was obtained locally 

 on 12. vii., and I observed others in February, April, August, 

 and September. 



Hieraetus fasciatus. 



Jf.f.fasclatus (Vieill.). 

 Several seen at Ziarat in July at 8000 (eet. Marshall 

 found two nests with eggs on 14. v. and 26. v. 



Hieraetus pennatus (Gm.). 



I frequently saw small Eagles which may have been 

 Booted Eagles, but I never secured one. There is a pair in 

 the Quetta Museum obtained locally on 15. iv. and 23. iv. in 

 different years. 



