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a barn-owl's nest in November 1899, leaving none, but on going back to it 3 days 



later found two more eggs in it. 



1157. Asio accipitrinus. — The Short-eared Owl. 



Very common in the grassy " thamin " country round Kanna and the Pin 



Ohaung. 



1160. Symium indrani. — The Brown Wood-Owl. 



This bird is to be found sparingly on Popa. 



1164. Ketupa zeylonensis. — The Brown Fish- Owl. 



One of my collectors sent me a skin and two eggs of this bird which he 



procured on the Pin Chaung in March 1903. 



1169. Bubo coromandus.—The Dusky-horned Owl. 



Blanford says this bird has not been recorded farther south than Manipur. 



It is however, fairly common in this district. A skin that I procured is in 



the British Museum. 



1180. Athene brama — The Spotted Owlet. 



Local name " Zigwet". A perfect nuisance. Breeds in our houses and the 



trees in our gardens and everywhere else. The eggs, I have, measure on the 



average 1-19" x l'Ol". 



1187. Ninox scutulata. — The Brown Hawk-Owl. 



A skin I sent to the British Museum was identified as this species. I got 



it on Popa. 



XXVIII. — Family Pandlonidcc. 



1189. Pandion haliaetus. — The Osprey. 

 Local name " Linyon." Seen occasionally on the Irrawady river or on the 

 jheels along its bank. I have not noticed it except in the cold weather. 

 XXIX. — Family VuUuridm, 

 1191. Otogyps calvus.— The Black Vulture or Pondicherry Vulture. 

 Local name " Lintahni " or " Ladani". Always to be met with in a crowd 

 of vultures, but never common. Nests in Myingyan from January to April. 

 My eggs average 3-25" x2'56". 



1196. Pseudogyps bengalensis. — The Indian White-backed Vulture. 

 Local name " Lintak-mwe" or "Ladamwe". The commonest vulture of 

 this part ; eggs from November to February. 



" I think Gyps tenuirostris is represented in the district, but am not certain. 

 1203. Aquila vindhiana. — The Indian Tawny Eagle. 

 Local name " Wunlo ". Rare. The eggs were brought to me in December. 



1207. Bier 'actus fasciatus. — Bonelli's Eagle. 

 Local name " Linyon ". The first bird of this species I obtained in Myingyan 

 I had identified by Colonel Bingham. Since then I find it is not rare. It 

 breeds on the largest trees. My eggs were all taken during January. 

 1212. Spizaetus limna'etus.— Changeable Hawk-Eagle, 

 I shot a bird on Popa and identified it as of this species. 



1217 Spilornis cheela. — The Crested Serpent-Eagle; 

 A fairly common bird on Popa. I found its nest with one egg each' time 



