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1222. BuTASTDR indicus.— The Grey-faced Buzzard-Eagle. 

 Name taken from a specimen in the Museum. 



1224. Haliaetus leucogaster. — The White-bellied Sea-Eygle. 

 Very common ; large numbers haunt the harbour in company with Milvus 

 govinda and Haliastur Indus. 



1228. Haliastur indus. — The Brahminy Kite. 

 Very numerous. 



1229. Milvus govinda. — The Common Pariah Kite. 



Also very common. It is extraordinary, but I never saw the nest of this or 

 the previous species ; yet they are certainly permanent -residents. 



1247. Accipiter nisus. — The Sparrow-Hawk. 

 Common. 



1248. Acc. virgatds. — The Besra Sparrow-Hawk. 

 Also common. 



1251. Baza lophotes. — The Black-crested Baza. 

 Name taken from a specimen in the Museum . 



1265. Tinnunculus alaudarius. — The Kestrel. 

 Common. 



1279. Osmotreron vernans. — The Pink-necked Green Pigeon. 

 Exceedingly common everywhere. Breeds from March to May or June ; 

 the usual nest and eggs. These birds roost in enormous numbers on the small 

 mangrove-covered islands which are dotted about the north of the Johore 

 river ; here sportsmen betake themselves in July and August, and stationing 

 guns round an island await the flighting in the early morning and evening ; in 

 this way bags of several hundreds of birds are sometimes made. 

 1284. Carpophaga ;enea. — The Green Imperial Pigeon. 

 Name taken from a specimen in the Museum. 



1289. Myristicivora bicolor. — The Pied Imperial Pigeon. 

 Only a few frequent the island, and these flv so high and keep so much to the 

 tops of the highest trees that they are rarely shot at, much less killed. 

 1291. Chalcophaps indica.— -The Bronze-winged Dove. 

 Name taken from a specimen in the Museum. 



1308. Turtur TiGRiNUS.— The Malay Spotted Dove. 

 Very common in all gardens and open places. Apparently breeds throughout 

 the year ; nest and eggs of the usual type. 



1315. Geopelia striata. — The Barred Ground-Dove. 

 Very common. As its name implies, it is generally seen upon the ground, on 

 roads, &c., It is a favourite cage-bird with the Malays. 



1354. Excalfactoria chinensis.- The Blue-breasted Quail. 



Very common in the open. " lallong"-covered waste-land, and indigo plant- 

 ations. From the examination of a bird shot by myself on 17th December 

 1905, 1 fancy this species breeds here during the cold months. 



1355. Coturnix communis. — The Grey Quail. 

 Name taken from a specimen in the Museum. 



