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the bird being captured on the nest. I retained her alive in captivity for 4 

 days in hopes she would lay other eggs, but with no success. I then let her go 

 at a distance of about 2 miles from the site of her nest and on another island. 

 About 3 weeks later on re-visiting the nest-hole I found it oocupied again by 

 another (or the same ?) owl with two fresh eggs. 



The eggs are of the usual Scops type, and the average of 3 eggs gives 



1-22" x 1"01". 



1188. Ninox obscura. — Hume's Brown Hawk-Owl. 

 A young bird of this species was brought to me in May 30. It fed on rats 

 and mynahs, and is now alive in the Calcutta Zoological Gardens. 

 1217. Spilornis clieela. — The Crested Serpent-Eagle. 

 Yery common, especially near mangrove swamps. I saw one capture an eel 

 about a foot long in shallow water. 



1224. Halia'etus leucogaster — The White-bellied Sea-Eagle. 

 Fairly common throughout the Andamans, but not more than one pair is 

 found in any one locality. I have seen their nests on Craggy, Sir Hugh 

 Rose, and the South Cinque Islands. They are built on lofty trees and are 

 usually almost inaccessible without special climbing appliances. 

 1234. Circus cineracew. — Montagu's Harrier. 

 Common from November to March throughout the open country round Port 

 Blair. 



1237. Circus mruginosus. — The Marsh- Harrier. 

 Less common than the above. Frequents marshes as at Nadahachang. 



1248. Accipiter virgatus.— The Besra Sparrow-Hawk. 

 Not uncommon near Port Blair. I found two nests. One on April 24 at 

 Baratang Island was situated in a dense and rather lofty mangrove forest, 

 the nest being at the top of a mangrove pole about 30 feet from the ground. 

 It contained one young bird and two eggs on the point of hatching. On April 

 27 1 found a second nest in a Padouk plantation near Gobang. It was 

 made of sticks just like a crow's, but lined with green leaves and contained 

 3 incubated eggs. The nest had been built in a leafless tree and was most 

 conspicuous. The eggs were dull white, boldly blotched, and occasionally 

 streaked with chocolate brown. One egg had none of the dark markings, but 

 was speckled and spotted all over with a light shade of brown. 

 Average of 3 eggs l-44"xl'21". 



1254. Falco peregrinus. — The Peregrine Falcon. 

 I twice saw a peregrine seated on the same tree near Brigade Creek. She 

 had a large paroquet in her claws on the first occasion. 



1276. Osmotreron chloroptera—lhe Andaman Green Pigeon. 

 Common, frequenting the various kinds of fig trees in large or small flocks. 

 I could not ascertain when or where they were building. 



1 284. Carpophaga anea— The Green Imperial Pigeon. 

 Very common throughout the extensive and loftv forest growth all over 

 the Islands. I found a nest on April 10 containing a single hard set egg. 



