416 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. 



Similarly, I found the Common Eagle of tbe district, identified 

 by me as A. vindhiana breeding in April (well-grown young), 

 and now again they have fresh eggs. Formerly they bred as a 

 rule late in November, and 1 have noticed many changes in 

 the times of breeding, and probably the seasons really vary 

 enormously, and if any one stayed in one station for a great 

 length of time he would find this out. 



J. Davidson. 



Dear Sir, 



In your book on eggs you say that little is known of 

 the breeding of the Black-winged Kite. 



Now about Poona they are very common, and I give you the 

 dates of the nests I have taken this year, siuce I began col- 

 lecting : — 



February 2nd ... 4 young. 



June 16th 

 „ 21st 



July 1st 

 „ 3rd 

 „ 14th 

 „ 19th 

 „ 29th 



Auorust 17th 



4 eggs. 



4 eggs. 



1 egg. 



Nest, but did not get up to it, bird sitting. 



1 egg. 



4 eggs out of nest- I took one on the 1st. 

 Young. 



2 nests, 4 eggs each. 

 September 4th ... 3 eggs. 



October 10th ... 5 eggs. 



The nests were rather loosely made, lined with dry grass and 

 placed generally on a thin branch, from 12 to 20 feet from the 

 ground. 



They were nearly all on babul trees, two or three on another 

 thorny tree in thin jungle, and one on a small mangoe tree. 

 In most cases the eggs could be seen through the nest from 

 below. 



If I have given any new information about the bird, I shall 

 be glad to hear it, and shall be happy to send you the eggs if 

 you should wish for them. 



J. H. Yule, Captain, 



2-11^/i Regiment. 

 Poona, 

 October Uth, 1879. 



Dear Sir, 



Your zeal and industry have just taught me a 

 lesson. I have had for ten years the skin of an Owl from Mt. 

 Sinai, which I could not identify, and which I felt sure was 



