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April it was breeding everywhere in the Akrani and along the 
higher ranges of the Satpuras ; and as the trees were then 
almost leafless, four or five of its nests could easily be found in 
a morning’s work along the hill valleys. 
24.—Accipiter nisus, Zin. The Sparrow-hawk. 
A rare winter visitant I think. Only one specimen was obtain- 
ed by me in the Dhulia taluka, but doubtless had I been shoot- 
ing small Hawks as a rule, others would have turned up. 
27bis.—Aquila nipalensis,* Hodgs. ‘The Eastern 
Imperial Eagle. 
This Eagle is very abundant from November to April all 
along the plain at the foot of the Satpuras, and is generally 
distributed through the rest of the district, as far as I know it, 
during the cold weather. I have never been near the Satpuras 
later than the end of April, so cannot tell if this Eagle entirely 
leaves them. In April, however, they certainly appeared much 
scarcer. I saw no signs of their breeding anywhere. 
29.—Aquila vindhiana,* Frankl. The Indian Tawny 
Eagle. 
Permanent resident. Very common everywhere both along 
the jungles at the foot of the Satpuras and through the black 
soil and scrub districts. It breeds abundantly in November 
and December, and many are the nests I have taken, and the 
disappointments they have occasioned, particularly along the foot 
of the Satpuras, where, tempted by hope of a good reward, some 
Bheel would declare he had found a nest of the “ bura jat” only 
a koss off, but always in an unridable direction, and after a 
walk of miles through long grass and up and down abominably 
steep-banked nullabs a nest would be pointed out, but alas ! in 
every case an unlucky vindhiana paid the penalty of being 
mistaken for its larger sister. ‘Two fresh eggs were brought 
to me in the end of April from a nest on the south bank of the 
Tapti. It was not very far from my camp, but I was too done 
to go myself, and the man sené either missed or could not get 
the bird. Itthey belonged to this species they must have 
been a very late nest, but they may have belonged to A. clanga— 
a bird I have never actually procured in the district. 
31.—Hieratus pennatus, Gm. The Booted Hagle. 
_ This Eagle is rare, but I have seen it at all seasons of the years 
so I suppose it must be a permanent resident. As its eggs are 
scarce, 1 took no end of trouble to look for nests, but never 
