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Cutch, shot by Stoliczka, and obtained it near Dwarka in 

 Kattiawar. In Sindh though rare I saw it both north and 

 south, and have had several specimens sent me. It is always 

 about the lake at Samblmr daring the cold season, but I do not 

 know of its having been shot in Sirohee, Godwara, Jodhpoor 

 proper or Balmeer. — A. 0. H.] 



9.— Falco perigrinator, Sund. 



The Shaheen Falcon is by no means common. I shot a fine 

 specimen ( J ) at Mount Aboo on the 10th April 1875, and met 

 with it on one or two occasions afterwards at the same place, but 

 have not observed it in the plains. 



[I have no specimen from, and no record of the occurrence 

 of this species in, either Sindh, Catch, Kattiawar, Jodhpore, 

 Sirohi, &c, nor has it been obtained at Sambhur. — A. 0. H.] 



11.— Falco juggur, Gray. 



The Laggar Falcon, though not very common, is to be found in 

 most parts of the plains. It is generally met with either singly 

 or in pairs, and more than one pair seldom take up their abode 

 in the same neighbourhood. In the cold weather of 1874, I 

 used often to amuse myself in the early morning, watching a 

 pair of these fine Falcons persecuting a flock of the Black- 

 sided Lapwing [Ckettusia gregaria). The poor Plovers, frighten- 

 ed almost out of their lives when they saw their enemies ap- 

 proaching, used to rise in a flock closely packed together to 

 an immense height in the air wheeling and darting in all direc- 

 tions. It was of no use however trying to escape ; the two 

 Falcons would follow them up until an opportunity occurred, 

 and then one of them with a velocity beyond description would 

 make a stoop into the midst of them and strike its victim, 

 descending with it in its claws slowly to the ground. Both 

 Falcons would then take part in devouring the dainty morsel. 



[Sindh, Cutch, Kattiawar, Balmeer, Jodhpore and Rajpootana 

 generally ; never as yet observed on Aboo. — A. 0. H.] 



13.— Hypotriorchis subbuteo, Lin. 



The European Hobby is tolerably common at Mount Aboo at 

 the end of the rain?, and during the cold weather arriving about 

 the 14th September. I have not however met with it in the plains 

 below. It feeds in the early morning and in the evening, and 

 may be seen then in most parts of the hill. It seems parti- 

 cularly partial to low swampy ground and 'the vicinity of 

 water, and usually flies with considerable rapidity close along 

 the ground. Ou seizing an insect, which in nine cases out of 

 ten is a dragon fly, it rises into the air like a Kite to a height of 

 30 or 40 yards, sailing slowly round in circles and devouring 



