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at present, and I cannot pretend now to do more than refer 

 briefly to those thirty-one species that I kuow to breed here. 



1. — Vultur monachus, Lin. 



Is fairly common and breeds on the Khojak. A full fledg- 

 ed young" one was brought in about the end of May, and 

 was stated to have been taken from a nest on the edge of a 

 cliff at Morgha Chaman, about 16 miles north-east from here. 



Unfortunately it only lived for a month. 



6 bis.— Neophron percnopterus,* Linn. 



The Scavenger Vulture is common, but I did not observe it 

 before the end of February. 



It generally builds in trees, and by the end of April the 

 young are hatched. 



7.— Gypaetus barbatus, Lin. 



The eggs I have of the Lammergeyer are not, I regret to 

 say, well authenticated ; but I have myself no doubt that they 

 belong to this species. They were brought in to me by friendly 

 Afghans, who said that only a single egg was found in each 

 nest, and described the eyries as being in almost inaccessible 

 places on the highest peaks of the Khojak. The eyries being 

 at a considerable distance from here, I was unable, owing to 

 the disturbed state of the country, to go personally and see 

 for myself. In fact, camp orders prevented my wandering so 

 far beyond our limits. 



7.— Cerchneis tinnunculus, Lin. 



The Lark Kestrel is very common, but I did not observe it 

 until March. The first eggs found were taken from a deserted 

 Magpie's nest (P. rustica). They resemble those of Falco 

 chiquera, of which I have taken many near Deesa. 



The eggs, of which I possess a large series, average, 14 

 by 12. 



42 — Haliaetus leucoryphus, Tall. 



An egg, supposed to belong to this species, was brought to me 

 on the 18th March. The nest was a huge structure composed 

 of sticks, and was unlined. 



It is oval in shape, pure white, and measures 3" by 2*28." 



* Specimens received from Quetta and Kandahar show that it is this species and not 

 N. ginginianus that occurs there. — Ed. S., F. 



