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Buteo ferox. 



B. f. fero.r ((Jin.). 

 A common bird in the plains from the middle of Au<2,ust 

 to March, and occasionally seen in May. The dark and 

 lioht phases are ecjually eoinmon, and 1 oljtained a pair 

 huntino- tooether on 17. viii. which were the extremes of 

 each phase. 



Milvus migrans. 



M. m. ijorhula Sykes. 



Occurs plentifully in Quetta throughout the year, eggs 

 being found on 20. iv. and young in the nest from 8. v. to 

 l.vii. ; the clutch vjiried from two to three. In the hot 

 weather and so soon as the rains break in the [)lains of India, 

 northern Baluchistan is visited by numbers of this species, 

 presumably from the sweltering plains of Sind or southern 

 Baluchistan. It has been noted that Kites in ( Calcutta dis- 

 appear during the rains (Faun. Brit. India). 



M. m. mhirans (Bodd.). 

 Fairly common but confined to the hills, though I was unable 

 to ascertain whether it leaves in winter. A nest found on 

 Murdar at 8000 feet on 4. v. contained one eojr and two 

 newly-hatche 1 young. Connnon round Ziarat in Jnne and 

 July. Three examples obtained had wing-measurements of 

 4)54: and 450 mm. for the males and 472 for the female. 



Elanus caeruleus. 



K. r. (■ceruJeus (Desf.). 



A rare straggler. An adult was seen on 7.vii. at Quetta; 

 an immature birtl in the Quetta Museum was obtained locally 

 on 7. iv. 



Circus cyaneus. 



C. c. cyaneus (L.)- 

 A connnon winter visitor Irom the middle of October to 

 the middle of April. Three were obtained. 



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