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? 34.— Limnaetus caligatus, Raffl. The Changeable 

 Hawk-Eagle. 



Rare. Mr. Fairbank says, " may uow and tlien be obtained 

 in the plains of the Deccan," and that he shot a specimen 

 near Nagar. No one else seems to have met with it, so that 

 probably it only occurs as a straggler if it occurs at all. Pos- 

 sibly he really referred to the next species. 



35,— Limnaetus cirrhatus, Gm. The Crested Hawk- 

 Eagle. 



Permanent resident. Confined, or nearly so, to the hilly 

 tracts where it is not uncommon. In Ratnagiri it appears to 

 be exceptionally plentiful. 



38.— Circaetus gallicus, Gm. The Common Serpent 

 Eagle. 



Probably a permanent resident. Occurs sparingly through- 

 out the region, except in Ratnagiri, whence it has not yet been 

 recorded. 



39— Spilornis cheela, Lath. The Indian Harrier 

 Eagle. 



Rare. A single specimen was obtained by Mr. Crawford at 

 Savantvadi, which is the only instance I have heard of its 

 occurrence. The bird, Mr. Fairbank alludes to as common 

 along the Sahyadris, is doubtless the next species, although he 

 has entered it under this heading. 



39 bis.— Spilornis melanotis, Jerd. The Lesser or 

 Southern Indian Harrier- Eagle. 



Permanent resident. Not uncommon as a rule along the 

 Ghats, but confined to the hilly tracts and adjacent jungles. 



40.— Pandion haliaetus, Lin. The Osprey. 



Cold weather visitant. Common along the coast of Ratna- 

 giri amongst the tidal creeks and estuaries, and observed by 

 Mr. Hume in the Bombay Harbour, but occurs nowhere else 

 that I am aware of within the region. 



43. — Haliaetus leucogaster, Gm. The Grey-backed 

 or White-bellied Sea-Eagle. 



Permanent resident. Like the last species, not uncommon 

 along the coast, but not found elsewhere within the region. 

 A large colony frequents and breeds upon Pigeon Island lower 

 down the coast {vide S. F., IV, 422.) 



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