22 BIRDS OF TENASSERIM. 



[The Pied Harrier is, as far as I have observed, decidedly 

 rare in Tenasserim. It occurs, however, though sparingly, 

 throughout the province both in hills and plains, and extends 

 much further south, as I have observed it at Tonka in the Malay 

 Peninsula and even at Johore, the southernmost portion of the 

 latter. I have seen and shot it at Pahpoon, and at Ngabeemah 

 on the Attaran, and I have seen it on one occasion hawking over 

 the extensive grassy hills at Malewoon, and on another occasion 

 in the paddy flats near Kra. — W. D.] 



54.— Circus aeruginosus, Lin. (6.) 



(TongJioo, Rams.) Thatone ; near Khyketo ; Assoon ; Amherst ; Pakchan. 



Generally distributed throughout the province during the 

 cold season. 



[I noticed a good many of this species, chiefly young birds, 

 on the extensive plains lying between the Salween and Sittang 

 rivers. I have observed it on other occasions in several other 

 places in the north, and at Mergui, Malewoon, and Pakchau 

 in the south of the province. As a rule, they seem to prefer 

 to hunt over moist and marshy gi'ound, though as at Malewoon 

 I have occasionally seen them working the grassy sides of a 

 hill. I have noticed in Burma, and I may add in Southern 

 India as well, that immature birds are much more frequently 

 seen than adults. As stated by Mr„ Oates (S. F., Ill, 

 p. 35), I have on more than one occasion seen this species 

 attempt to strike wounded game, such as Snipe and Quail. — 

 W. D.] 



55.— Haliastur indus, JBodd. (13.) 



{Tonghoo, Earns.) Moulmeinj; Amherst ; Tavoy ; Shymotee ; Zadawoon ; 

 Mergui ; Bankasoon. 



Extremely common throughout the less elevated portions of 

 the province. 



[This is an excessively common bird throughout Tenasserim 

 alike in the hills and plains, but only where there is water. 

 It is more numerous in the north than the south, though 

 even in the latter it is very numerous, and may there be said 

 to be the Kite, for although Milvus affinis does occur, it is rare. 



The Brahminy Kite is essentially a water-loving species, 

 and is always most plentiful about the rivers, creeks, 

 jheels, fisheries, &c. I saw numbers about the shipping in 

 the harbour at Moulmein : at Mergui too I found them common. 

 At high water, as a rule, they flew about over the town or be- 

 took themselves to the paddy flats and marshes inland, but 

 when the tide ebbed and left the mud banks exposed, numbers 

 were always to be seen working backwards and forwards along 

 the shore, occasionally swooping down and seizing something 



