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nating below in a small lobule ; the tragus linear, erect, falciformj 

 and shorter than the auricle. 



The animal is uniformly and thickly covered by a short, very soft, 

 delicate silky hair, closely applied to the skin : this hair is about a 

 line in length on the back, but shorter and more delicate on the head ; 

 on the breast it is somewhat longer and downy. The colour of the 

 body and hair above is brown with a tawny hue ; underneath fulvous 

 with a slight tendency to gray ; the tint being uniformly distributed 

 over the throat, breast, abdomen and sides. The transparent mem- 

 brane is uniformly brown. 



The collection of Birds formed by Major James Franklin, F.R.S. 

 &c., on the banks of the Ganges and in the mountain chain of Upper 

 Hindoostan, and presented to the Society by the Physical Committee 

 of the Asiatic Society of Calcutta, (which had been laid on the table 

 on the 23rd November last,) was again exhibited. The exhibition 

 had been conimenced at the previous Meeting of the Committee, 

 when the Raptorial and Insessorial Birds were brought under the 

 notice of the Members present ; and it was now concluded by the 

 Basorial, Wading, and Swimming Birds. On the former occasion, Mr. 

 Vigors, and on the latter, Mr. Yarrell, availed themselves of the op- 

 portunity to remark on the geographical distribution of many of the 

 species contained in the collection, and on other points connected 

 with their history. They were exhibited in the order of the following 



Catalogue of Birds (systematically arranged) which were collected on 

 the Ganges between Calcutta and Benares, and in theVindhyian 

 hills between the latter place and Gurrah Mundela, on the Ner- 

 budda, by Major James Franklin, F.R.S. &c. 



Ordo I. RAPTORES. 



Fam. Falconid^. 



Sub-Fam. Aquilina. — Genus Aquila. 



1 . Aquila Vindhiana. Aq. palUdc hrunneo variegala ; capite, pec- 



tore, remigibus secundariis, cauddque saturatioribus, hujus apice 

 albido graciliter marginato ; remigibus priinariis nigris; capitis col- 

 lique plumis pallido-rufo lanceolatis. 

 Longitude 26 unc. 

 Caumpoor Eagle, Lath. ? 



Sub-Fam. Falconina.- — Genus Falco. 



2. Falco Suhbuteo, Linn. Hobby, Penn. Le Hobereau, Buff. 



3. Falco Chicquera, Daud. Chicquera Falcon, Lath. Le Odcquera, 



Le Vaill. 

 i, Falco Tinnimculus, Linn. Kestril, Penn. La Cresserelle, Buff. 



Sub-Fam. Bideonina. — Genus Buteo. 

 5. Buteo Bacha. Falco Bacha, Daud. Bacha Falcon, Lath. Le 

 Bacha, Le Vaili. 



