BIRDS ON THE PULNEY HILLS. 469 
17.—Cerchneis tinnunculus, Zin. 
Fairly common in all the higher elevations ; seemed to be 
particularly fond of taking up its position on the tops of the 
poles that have been placed as marks on the top of many of 
the hills by the Survey Department. 
55.—Haliastur indus, Bodd. 
There were a pair at Kodikanal, generally hawking about 
over the lake. 
56.—Milvus govinda, Sykes. 
Rather scarce on the tops of the hills; never saw more than 
one, or two pairs at the most, in the same place. 
*61.—Strix candida, Tick. 
I flushed an Owl in the long grass on the side of a hill at 
Pulungi, which I think, there is no doubt, belonged to this 
species. 
72.—Ketupa ceylonensis, Gm. 
I used to hear a dismal kind of moaning every evening in 
the big shola at Kodikanal, but could never discover the bird 
that made it. I fancy this must be the noise referred to by 
Mr, Fairbank, and which he put down to this bird. 
83.—Hirundo javanica, Sparrm. ; 
A fairly common bird, usually in the neighbourhood of 
water. 
*85.—Hirundo erythropygia, Sykes. 
Saw them in April at Pulungi. 
*91.—Ptyonoprogne rupestris, Scop. 
I saw a number of the above flying about some high cliffs 
near Pittur. They had much the appearance of concolor, but 
were lighter colored on the back and some whitish 
color on the throat. They kept on flying in and out from: 
under a ledge on the face of the cliff, screaming and chatter- 
ing at the time; but as the ledge was below me, could not see 
whether they had their nests there or not. 
*98.—Cypsellus melba, Lzn. 
There were a large number on one of the cliffs near Pittur. 
