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eigliteeu miles of a weary up-hill and down-dale march, was 

 wefc through to the skin, for it had been raining the whole 

 day without ceasing, and tired, cold and hungry, did not at 

 all feel inclined to go after birds. Still I made one attempt 

 to get up within shooting distance of the Eagles, but they 

 were too wary, and flew off to the other side of the quin 

 where I left them. Next day the}'" were nowhere to be seen. 

 I presume they were of the above species. 



41.— Polioaetus ichthyaetus, Horsf. 



In January 1877, I found a pair of these birds breeding 

 near the village of Oolai on the Attaran. The nest, which 

 contained one unfledged young one, was placed on the lowest 

 fork of a small Kamjin tree about sixty feet from the ground. 



The Karen whom I sent up reported that it was made of 

 sticks and twigs, and unlined. The parent birds sat on a 

 neighbouring tree and looked on, but offered no opposition to 

 the climber. 



53.— Circus melanoleucus, Fenn. 



In January 1877, I noticed several pairs of this Harrier, 

 beating some paddy fields near Oolai, on the Attaran. I did 

 not then secure any specimens, but later got one, a male, in the 

 black and white plumage, near Moulmein. 



56.— Milvus govinda,* Sykes. 



Common in the cold and hot weather at Moulmein, and at 

 Kaukaryit on the Houndraw. This is not the smaller Kite 

 (afinis) which also occurs. Towards the beginning of the rains, 

 i.e., the end of May, I found them (govinda) migrating in 

 small flocks at Kaukaryit, going apparently westwards. 



58.— Baza lophotes, Cuv. 



I have only once seen this striking looking bird, and that 

 was a solitary specimen, seated with crest well erect, as described 

 bv Mr. Davison, on a tree in the compound of the forest 

 bungalow at Kaukaryit, Of course, I had no gun in my hand, 

 and while I was frantically calling to my servant for the same, 

 the bird took itself off. 



60. — Strix javanica, Gm. 



Rare in Tenasserim certainly. I have seen only two. The 

 first was in the possession of some Burmese boys, who refused 

 to sell it ; it seemed very tame, feeding out of their hands. 



The second was a sick and dying specimen, in beautiful 

 plumage, though captured alive in the compound of the 



* New to tlie list, I hope specimens have been pieaei-ved. — Ed. 



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