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had a young bird alive in his garden, which had been taken from a nest 

 among the rocks by a Pathan. This bird he eventually presented to the 

 Zoological Gardens at Karachi. In his notes Marshall records shooting 

 a bird of this species in November. There are two specimens in the Mac 

 Mahon Museum at Quetta. 



121. Athene bactriana. — Hutten's Owlet. [1171.] 



I frequently observed these birds among the rocks between Quetta and 

 Chaman, and also between Quetta and Kach. I think it certainly breeds in 

 Baluchistan, as I saw this species in almost every month of the year, 

 including May, June, and July. There are four specimens in the MacMahon 

 Museum at Quetta. 



VULXURID.E. 



122. Vultur monachus. — The Cinereous Vulture. [1190.] 



A resident species in Baluchistan, and breeds there. On April 5th, 1913, 1 

 took an egg from an eyrie on the top of a Juniper tree on Zarghun 

 Mountain at an altitude of about 10,500 feet. I shot the female as she left 

 the eyrie, she measured just under 9 feet from tip to tip of the wings. 

 There is a specimen of this species in the MacMahon Museum at Quetta, 

 shot at Ziarat. 



123. Gyps ftUvus.—lh.ii Griffon Vulture. [1192.] 



A resident species in Baluchistan, and very common. It breeds in the 

 mountains on high cliffs. Marshall records finding a nest on a high cliff', 

 and that the young bird was hatched on April 25th. There is one specimen 

 of this species in the MacMahon Museum at Quetta. 



124. Neophron percnopterus . — The Large White Scavenger Vulture. [1198.] 

 Very common in Baluchistan at all seasons, and breeds in the moun- 

 tains. There are two specimens of this species in the MacMahon Museum 

 at Quetta. 



Falconid^. 



125. Gypnetus barbatus. — The Bearded Vulture, or Lammergeyer. [1199.] 

 Common throu.ghout Baluchistan at all seasons, and breeds in the cliff's 



in the high movmtains. Major Marshall, R. G. A., had one of these birds 

 alive in his garden at Quetta for some time in 1912. I shot a fine specimen 

 at Neli Kuch in the Gomal Valley in January 1891. Marshall records 

 finding one nest with young birds in it in the beginning of April, and one 

 nest with an egg in it on March 6th. There are tw<5 specimens of this 

 species in the MacMahon Museum at Quetta. 



126. Aquila chry.'iretus .—The Golden Eagle [1200.] 



Fairly common in the mountains of Baluchistan, where it also 

 breeds. Some of these birds are always to be seen in the Hanna and 

 Urak Valleys and also in the Marruchak Valley. Major Marshall, 

 R. G. A., had a fine young bird alive in his garden in Quetta in 1912. It 

 had been taken from the eyrie and brought to him by a Pathan. It was 

 in his garden for some time after it was full-grown, and I took several 

 interesting photographs of it. He finally gave it to the Zoological Gardens 

 at Karachi. In the spring of 1913 a Pathan brought me an egg, slightly 

 incubated, which he said he was positive was of this species, but it seemed 

 abnormally small, so I am doubtful about it. I have often seen these 

 splendid birds beating along the mountain sides in pairs for Chikore, and on 

 one occasion I was only just in time to prevent one of them carrying off" a 

 Chikore I had shot. Marshall records that he had two eggs brought to him 

 by Pathans, who showed him the eyrie from which the second egg was taken 



