466 ORNITHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS IN SIKHIM, 



32.— Neopus malayensis, Beinw. 



I shot a very fine one below Darjeeling, but failed to get it ; 

 it went so far down the khud. 



36. — Limnaetus nipalensis, Hodgs, 



I procured two near Darjeeling : both in young plumage. 



39.— Spilornis cheela, Lath. 



Shot a very fine one near Saharunpore ; agrees with a Mud- 

 dapur one. 



40.— Pandion haliaetus, Lin. 



Saw this bird frequently near Sukhur in Sind. 



41.— Polioaetus ichthyaetus, Horsf. 



This is common in the Sikhim Terai, and Mr. Moller has 

 taken its eggs there. 



42.— Haliaetus leucoryphus, Fall. 



Saw this at Rohri in Sind, and at Saharunpore. 



45.— Buteo ferox, S. G. Gm. 



Pretty common in Sind, and near Saharunpore. 



47.— Buteo plumipes, Hodgs. 



I shot two near Darjeeling : both in young plumage. 



56.— Milvus govinda, Syhes, 



By which I mean the large Si 6-inch Kite described by 

 Sykes, and identical with one of his types in the Kensington 

 Museum. I saw this bird at Saharunpore and in the Sikhim 

 Terai. 



56 ^^r.— Milvus afi&nis, Gould. 



I omit Milvus melanotis, No. 56 bisy of Mr. Hume's list, as 

 melanofis is properly a synonym of govinda. 



The small dark Kite is found at Darjeeling, all over India, 

 the Punjab, and is common in parts of Sind. There is a 

 very great variation in colour and size, and young birds are 

 much varied under the wings. It is only very old birds that 

 present the uniform sooty appearance so often seen in Calcutta 

 Kites. 



Milvus govinda, the Large Kite, also varies much in size 

 and colour. Sometimes it is almost without the white patch 



