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ery of this bird is rather shriller and weaker than that of the Kes- 
tril.—F. W. B.”’ 
A male adult shot at Kowdiar, April 27th, measured in the 
flesh :— 
Length, 10°75 ; expanse, 26; wing, 9°25; tail, 4:5; tarsus, 
1:36 ; bill from gape, 0-9. 
17.—Tinnunculus alaudarius, Lin. 
“The Kestrel is also a winter visitor, and breeds on the hills. 
On one occasion I noticed a pair of old birds feeding their 
young ina nest perched on the ledge of an inaccessible rock, 
at an elevation of about 2,800 feet, during the month of 
April.—F. W. B.” 
Two males killed, Mynall in December and Erridge in March, 
both belong to the slightly smaller and markedly deeper-coloured 
race, resident in the southern portion of the Peninsula of India, 
where they breed in the Neilgherries and Pulneys, and probably 
the other hilly ranges, such as the Anna muleys and the Assam- 
boo Hills. 
A male measured :—Length, 13:12; expanse, 25°5; wing, 
9°37; tail, 7; tarsus, 1°37; bill from gape, 0-7. 
22.—Lophospiza trivirgatus, Tem. 
“A resident appearing to prefer heavy jungle. I know 
nothing of its breeding habits.—F. W. B.” 
A young male killed at Mynall on the 6th August at an ele- 
vation of about 2,000 feet, clearly, as might be expected, belongs 
to the true trivirgatus race, which is markedly smaller than the 
race (L. indicus, Hodgs.) which occurs in Sikhim, Cachar, 
and Burmah. It measured in the flesh :—Length, 15; expanse, 
27:5 ; wing, 8; tail, 7°25; tarsus, 2°36 ; bill from gape, 1:06. 
The bill was black ; the gape, tarsi, and feet, greenish yellow ; 
claws black ; irides, sulphur yellow. 
32.—Neopus malaiensis, Reinw. 
“A resident on the hills, not uncommon from 500 feet eleva- 
tion and upward. I have never seen any make an attempt to 
seize a full-grown bird, but have once or twice seen one carry 
off a nest in its claws and examine the contents as it sailed 
lazily along. It is avery silent bird and may be seen steadily 
quartering backwards and forwards along the side of a hill, and 
in and out amongst the tree tops.—F. W. B.” 
A male of the Black Kite Hagle, still showing traces of the 
young plumage, killed at Mynall measured :-— 
Length, 27; expanse, 64; wing, 20°62; tail, 13°5; tarsus, 
3°25; bill from gape, 2; imner toe, 1:45; its claw straight 
