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streams. They return to the same nest for many years in succession. 

 I have a young bird now in captivity^ a Spilomis of kinds, but with the 

 whole lower plumage deep fulvous with broad drops of blackish-brown 

 on the breast and glands. I shall await anxiously to see what this 

 turns out, as none of my young birds of this genus which I have had 

 have at all resembled this one. 



(513) Butastur teesa. — The White-eyed Buzzard Eagle. 



Hume, No. 48 ; Blanford, No. 1220. 

 A rather rare bird in Cachar, even more so in the hills than in the 

 plains. 



(514) Haliaetus leUcoryphus. — Pallas's Fishing Eagle. 



Hume, No. 42 ; Blanford, No. 1223, 

 This is not a common bird in Cachar where the rivers are not of any 

 size, but in the adjoining district of Sylhet where the rivers widen out 

 and the swamps and lakes are of far greater extent, it may be rather 

 more frequently met with. 



(515) Poliaetus ichthyaetds.— The Large Grey-headed 



Fishing Eagle. 

 Hume, No. 41 ; Blanford, No. 1226. 



Extremely common all over the district, both on the larger rivers and 

 on every open body of water. It ascends the hill-streams to a consider- 

 able height, and 1 once with right and left shots got a bird of this 

 species and one of the smaller kind P. humilis. 



Its huge nest of sticks may be seen in many places all along the 

 banks of the river Barak, invariably placed on large trees in most con- 

 spicuous positions, not seldom on the highest tree available in the very 

 centre of a village. One nest I know of is placed in a mango tree 

 which grows within a few yards of one of the regular calling places of 

 the river steamers, but the birds appear to take no notice of the noise of 

 the boats and the constant crowds of people passing backwards and 

 forwards just below them. 



They eat carrion freely and may be often seen seated on the dead 

 carcases of animals floating down the stream, enjoying a meal as they 

 sail along. They will not, however, eat in company, and no vulture is 

 allowed to approach anywhere near until they have fully gorged them- 

 selves, when they flap lazily away to sun themselves on some high tree 

 or bamboo. 



