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1178. Scops bakkamcena, The Collared Scops Owl. I am not absolutely 

 certain as to the species of Scops. This one emerges from a thick tree 

 at dusk — and utters a cry very like the half bark, half howl of a terrier iv 

 an exiciting dream — the sound resembles " beo " 



1180. Athene beama, The Spotted Owlet. Abundant. 



1187. NiNOx SCUTULATA, The Brown Hawk-Owl. Apparently scarce. 



1191. Otogyps calvus, The King Vulture. Very common. 



1192. Gyps fulvus, The Griffon Vulture. Not common. 



1194. Gyps indicus, The Indian Long-billed Vulture. Not common. 



1196. PsEUDOGYPS BENGALENSis, The Indian White-backed Vulture. 

 Very common. 



1197 Neophkok ginginianus, The Smaller White Scavenger Vulture. 

 Very common. 



1203. Aquila vindhiana, The Tawny Eagle. Fairly common. 



1205. Aquila maculata. The Spotted Eagle. Not uncommon about 

 jheels. 



1211. Spizaetus cikkhatus, The Crested Hawk-Eagle. Occuirs in the 

 jungle. 



1216. CiRCAETUS GALLicus, The Short-toed Eagle. Fairly common. 



1220. BuTASTUE, xeesa, The White-eyed Buzzard-Eagle. Our com- 

 monest bird of prey. 



1226. PoLiOAETUS ICHTHYAETUS, The Large Grey-headed Fishing Eagle. 

 Occur occasionally on the Bhopal jheel. 



1228. Haliastuk indicus, The Brahminy Kite, llather scarce. 



1229. MiLVUS GOViNDA, The Pariah Kite. Abundant. 



1230. MiLvus MELANOTis The Large Indian Kite. Fairly common. 

 1232. Elanus ciERULEUS, The Black-winged Kite. Not uncommon in 



scrub and jungle. 



1244. AsTUR BADius, The Shikra. Abundant. 



1249. Pbrnis cristatus, The Crested Honey-Buzzard. Fairly com- 

 mon. Found a nest on a bare leafless tree (see O. and B.). 



1257. Falco jugger, The Laggar Falcon. Not common. 



1264. ^SALON CHiCQUERA, The Turumti Merlin. Fairly common. 



1272. Crocopus chlorogaster, The Southern Green Pigeon. Common 

 especially in the jungle. The Green Pigeon is supposed by Hume (see O. 

 and B.) never to drink — as I was passing a jungle pool on 27th May last a 

 C. chlorogaster flew up from it, 5 minutes later another flew down and 

 drank. On my approach next day one again flew up and three minutes 

 later 2 flew down and drank simultaneously. This was 6 p.m. (both days), 

 so if they have a regular drinking hour it is probably earlier, as no others 

 were seen later. 



1292. CoLUMBA INTERMEDIA, The Indian Blue Rock-Pigeon. Common, 



1307. TuRTUR suRATENSis, The Spotted Dove. Abundant. 



