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52.— Circus pygargus, Lin. 



We are not sure about these three Harriei'9, but it is certain 

 that one or more of them frequent the district in the cold 

 season. 



54.— Circus seruginosus, Lin. 



Occasionally observed in the cold season. 



55.— Haliastur indus, JBodd. 



Rather rare ; but on the 16th January D. shot a female from 

 a nest (no eggs) on a small bush growing out of a rocky bank, 

 30 or 40 feet high, on the Bhima River. On dissecting her he 

 found that the eggs would probably have been laid a week later. 

 A nest with one egg and a young bird was taken on an 

 island in the River Bhima, on 24th April. We observed a 

 nestling on the Dew River, 14 miles from Poona, on 14th 

 February. 



56.— Milvus govinda, Syhes. 



The only one identified by D. was M. govinda. It breeds 

 freely from middle of September to middle of March. The 

 greatest number of eggs found in a nest was three. 



57.— Pernis ptilorhyncha, Tern. 



Rather rare about Sholapoor. Saw a pair breeding on 6th 

 February. They were very noisy. 



59— Elanus caeruleus, Desfont. 



Moderately common. A nest with three eggs was taken on 

 10th July 1875. It breeds abundantly in Oaladgi District, some 

 50 miles from Sholapoor, in December. 



60.— Strix javanica, Gm. 



Pretty common at all seasons, but although we know them 

 to breed about Sholapoor, we were not fortunate enough to 

 secure their eggs. D. got a nest with seven young birds in the 

 Satara District, in February. 



65— Syrnium ocellatum, Lesson. 



Observed and shot at Barsee, in May. D. has also seen it 

 at Akulkote. It is very common in Satara, where a nest with 

 one fresh egg was taken on 8th February, and another nearly 

 perfect egg was taken out of the female. 



68. — Asio accipitrinus, Pall. 



Occurs in numbers all over the district in the cold weather. 



