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I had to kill it. The uest was iu the midst of the evergreen forest in the 

 fork of a tree which the natives (Karders) there call " Karani maram," 

 the flowers of which are eaten by them both raw and pounded into a pulp, 

 when they are mixed with flour and made into cakes. This particular tree 

 had not a single branch for over 100 feet— in fact none till the fork where the 

 nest was, This was a huge platform of sticks lined with green leaves only, 

 and the two Karders climbed up by driving wooden pegs into the trunk at 

 intervals, and then tying long, thin poles to them, thus making a ladder in a 

 wonderful manner. I tried to shoot a parent bird, but did not succeed. As 

 the nest will probably be occupied again next October, I hope to obtain the 

 egg and another young eagle to attempt to train. 



A. M. KINLOCH. 



" Clyffe " Estate, Kil-Kotagiri, Nilgiris. 

 21st February 1907. 



[ Mr. Kinloch's identification is quite correct and it is to be hoped that he 

 will be able to get an egg next season. — Eds.) 



No. XXIII.— VERNACULAR NAMES OF SOME INDIAN DUCKS. 

 During a visit to the Null* at Christmas, I was interested to find that the 

 Koli fishermen had distinctive names for the different species of duck which, 

 in several instances, corresponded closely with the names used by the Mohanas, 

 the inland fishermen and boatmen of Sind. While in most parts of India it is 

 difficult to get the duck distinguished by local names, the Mohanas never use 

 any but the specific name. The following list is, I think, pretty complete for 

 Sind, though I have omitted several varieties, e.g., Dholari for the Shoveller 

 (Spatula clypeata), which are really nicknames. I have put in the few Null 

 names I learnt for the sake of comparison : — 



Name of Duck. Sindhi Name. Null Name, 



(both Chihu 



* For the benefit of those readers who are not acquainted with the piece of water termed 

 " The Null," it may be as well to state that it is situated on the East of Kathiawar and 

 North of Ghizerat in the Bombay Presidency. 



