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Young birds in the dark blackish brown plumage, with buffy 

 white heads, appear about Deesa at the beginning of July. 

 "Where are these bred ? 



[Common in the cold season, about all swamps and jheels 

 throughout the whole region. Dr. King obtained one speci- 

 men at the lake at Aboo. Many instances of the occur- 

 rence of both old and young birds in .the plains of India, 

 durino- the hot weather and rains, have come under my notice, 

 and thouo-h the majority seem to migrate, a few pairs certainly 

 remain to breed in Southern, Central and Northern India.— 

 (See Nests and Eggs, Rough Draft, p. 51.)— A. O. H.] 



55.— Haliastur indus, Bodd. 



The Maroon-backed or Brahminy Kite is not a common bird 

 in the drier portions of Northern Gruzerat. I have however 

 found it tolerably common in the tank country between Deesa 

 and Ahmedabad, and I saw one once at Aboo sailing over the 

 station amongst a number of M. govinda. 



[Common enough in Sindh and about the coasts of Cutch 

 and Kattiawar, but almost (if not quite) unknown in the dry, 

 riverless, inland regions of Rajpootana. Adam never obtained 

 it about Sambhur, and at Ajmere I only once remember seeing 

 it at the Ana Sagar. Dr. King does not appear to have 

 observed it in any part of Jodhpoor— A. 0. H.j 



56.— Milvus govinda, Sykes. 



The Pariah Kite is abundant everywhere. I have not 

 yet seen a specimen of Milvus major, Hume. 



[Abundant throughout the whole region of which we are 

 treating, whereas, except in Northern Sindh, no instance of the 

 occurrence of major within these same limits has come to my 

 knowledge. Nowhere in Gruzerat did I see it; at Bombay it 

 is of exceptional rarity. I recently spent several days knock- 

 ing about the Bombay harbour which is infested with Kites. I 

 daT-e say there were several thousands. I scrutinized every 

 bird I saw, and could only find one major distinguishable at 

 once by its larger size and conspicuous buzzard -like white 

 under- wing patch, and this single bird after some trouble I 

 succeeded in shooting. I still adhere, subject to correction, to 

 the views expressed, °S. F., L, 160, et seq.—A. 0. H.] 



57.— Pernis ptilorhynchus, Tem. 



The Crested Honey Buzzard, though not a common bird, 

 occurs in the jungles of the Aravalli range. I killed one and 

 saw others at Aboo in the jungles at the foot of the hill. 



