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thus Mr. Adam has never yet met with it near the Sambhur 

 Lake.— A. 0. H.] 



29.— Aquila vindhiana, Franhl. 



The Indian Tawny Eagle is common everywhere. 

 [Not uncommon in suitable localities throughout the whole 

 region. — A. 0. H.] 



[33.— Pseudaetus Bonellii, Tern. 



I twice saw Bonelli's Eagle soaring over the upper plateau 

 of Mount Aboo, and I shot one between Anadra and Sirohi. 

 I have it from Jodhpoor, Kutch, Kattiawar, Sindh and Sam- 

 bhur.— A. 0. H.J 



[35.— Spizaetus cirrhatus, Gmel. 



I obtained a fine adult female of the Crested Hawk Eagle 

 near Anadra, at the foot of the ascent to Mount Aboo. 



This species does not occur so far as I know, in Sindh, Kutch, 

 Kattiawar, Jodhpoor or Northern Rajpootana. It is a Penin- 

 sular species, and a line drawn from Aboo to Etawah and 

 thence by Shergotty to Calcutta indicates very fairly its 

 northern limits. Etawah, where I myself shot an immature 

 female is, I believe, about the very most northerly point it 

 reaches — specimens, assigned to this species, from Oudh, the 

 Punjaub, the North Western Provinces and Bengal, north of 

 the line, I have indicated are, according to my experience, in- 

 variably immature nipalensis, recognizable at once by the 

 feathering of the first joint of the midtoe. I do not know 

 whether I have elsewhere recorded that an adult specimen of 

 nipalensis was sent me from the Nilghiris. — A. 0. H.j 



38.— Circaetus gallicus, Gmel. 



The Common Serpent Eagle occurs sparingly in the jungles of 

 the Aravally range, but I do not think that it is common in 

 the drier portions of the plains, as I have only occasionally met 

 with it, and never at any great distance from the hills. 



I saw several of them, however in the tank country, and shot 

 one~or two fine specimens. Like A. ncevia they often descend 

 and perch upon some low tree showing only their heads above 

 the foliage uttering a shrill squeal in their descent just before 

 or just as they settle. 



[I did not see Jean le blanc in Sindh, nor did Stoliczka meet 

 with it in Cutch, nor has Adam ever found it at Sambhur, but 

 I took its nest and saw several specimens in Jodhpoor, and 

 Capt. Hayes Lloyd says jt is common in Kattiawar, whence 

 however, I have received no specimen. — A. 0. H.] 



