374 A TENTATIVE CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF 



45.— Buteo ferox, S. G. Gm. The Long-legged 

 Buzzard. 



Cold weather visitant. Not uncommon throughout the 

 region, excepting in Ratnagiri, whence it has not yet been 

 recorded. 



48. — Butastur teesa, Frankl. The White-eyed Buz- 

 zard. 



Permanent resident in many parts of the region, and com- 

 mon almost everywhere, except in Ratnagiri and the forest 

 tracts, where it appears to be scarce. 



It appears to have been omitted accidentally in Messrs. 

 Wenden and Davidson's Deccan list. 



? 50. — Circus cyaneus, Lin. The Hen Harrier. 



Cold weather visitant. Rare, I believe, if it occurs at all. 

 Messrs. Davidson and Wenden record it from the Deccan, but 

 it is not recorded from any other portion of the region at 

 present, and they do not seem at all sure of their identi- 

 fication. 



51. — Circus macrurus, S, G. Gm. The Pale Harrier. 



Cold weather visitant. Common throughout the region. 



52. — Circus cineraceus, Mont. Montague's Harrier. 

 Cold weather visitant. Not very common, but occurs I 

 believe sparingly throughout the region, though not recorded 

 yet from Ratnagiri. 



54. — Circus seruginosus, Lin. The Marsh Harrier. 



Cold weather visitant. Common in some parts of the region, 

 less so in others, but occurs in suitable localities throughout 

 the whole tract of country with which we are dealing. 



55. — Haliastur indus, Bodd. The Maroon-hacked 

 or Brahminy Kite. 



Permanent resident in some parts of the region. Not very 

 common, but generally distributed, occurring in most of the 

 districts. Prefers w^ell-waiered tracts. 



56. — Milvus gOvinda, Sykes. The Common Pariah 

 Kite. 



Permanent resident. Very common in most localities 

 throughout the region. 



