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a kind of quack ; although it allowed me to handle it freely it would chase 

 any of the servants to which it took a dislike. Here my notes end, as by 

 the kindness of our Honorary Secretary arrangements were made to ship 

 the bird to England audit sailed on October 9th, in the " City of Athens," 

 en route for Regents Park. 



Fbkozepoke, October 1911. H. WHISTLER, i. p. 



No. XVIII.— OCCURRENCE OF THE GOSHAWK {ASTUR 

 PALUMBARIUS) IN SIND. 



On the 10th of this month two men brought me an immature Goshawk, 

 Astur palumbarius. She, for it is a female, is a particularly fine specimen 

 and, according to the men who caught her, was captured while killing their 

 tame partridge not far from Karachi. I have no doubt that the bird is 

 a wild specimen and not an escaped one as if the latter she would have 

 the usual marks on her eyelids of the thread used to sew them up, and be- 

 sides it is full early for a purchased bird to be brought as far south as 

 this. I think, therefore, that this may be taken as an instance of the oc- 

 currence of the Goshawk in Sind. 



RAYMOND W. COOPER. 



Kabachi, IMh October 1911. 



No. XIX.— EXTENSION OF THE HABITAT OF THE BRAHMINY 

 KITE {HALIASTUR INDUS). 



In the Fauna, Birds, Vol. III., p. 373, Blanford makes no mention of 

 the fact that Haliastur Indus (Bodd) is found in the N.-W. Himalayas, but 

 it is true nevertheless that this species ascends these mountains to at least 

 •5,500 feet, and is apparently a permanent resident here. My friend, Mr. 

 Alec. Jones, was the first to draw my attention to this, and I give below 

 the dates and localities, in the neighbourhood of Simla, where this kite has 

 been observed during the last three years or so. 



(a) A single bird seen on the 4th Jvily 1909 near the Keonthal 



stream, between Chail and Simla. 

 {b) • A single bird seen again on the 24th June 1910 near the stream 



facing the Keonthal Raja's Palace, 

 (c) Several birds, both adults and young, seen after this in the 

 vicinity of the septic tanks between Simla and Tara Devi. 

 The tanks referred to are not more than 3 miles from Simla 

 in a S. direction. On the 20th August 1911, I procured a 

 specimen (a young female) in this locality and could have 

 shot several more. I have no doubt that they breed in the 

 neighbourhood and I hope to take the eggs next year. 



