THE BIRDS OF THE MADHUBANl SUB-DIVISION. 559 



(175) Circus macrdeus. — The I^ale Harrier, 

 Blanford, No. 1233. Hume, No. 51. 

 Not uncommon during the cold weather. Native name Pattai. 

 (176) C. CYANEUS. — The Hen- Harrier. 

 Blanford, No. 1235. Hume, No. 50. 

 Mr. G. Dalgliesh in the " Zoologist " for June says he is certain he saw this 

 species in Januaiy 1901. 



(177) C. MELANOLEMCUS.— The Pied Harrier. 

 Blanford, No. 1236. Hume, No. 53. 



Common during the cold weather. The earliest arrival noted wag, on the 

 3rd September, Ihey remain till the middle of April, Scroope saw a female 

 of some species of harrier in July. Native name Pattai. 



(178) C. ^RDGiNOSUS. — The Marsh-Harrier. 

 Blanford, No, 1237, Hume, No. 54, 



Very common during the cold weather, and a great nuisance to sportsmen. 

 They arrive in September. In the stomach of one I disstctcd were the re- 

 mains of a Pal : cyinocephaJus, one leg and foot being quite undigested and 

 the remainder was simply a ball of flesh and feathers. Native name Kutar. 

 (179) ASTUK BADius. — The Sbikra. 

 Blanford, No. 1244. Hume, No. 23. 

 Abundant, breeding in April, Their nests are often situated in a tangle of 

 that parasite {Lnranthus sp ?) common on mango trees. On the 30th July I saw 

 several D. ater chasing a shikra ; after having been chased a short distance the 

 little hawk suddenly poised in mid-air and one of the king crows shot ahead. 

 The shikra then struck It and carried it screaming away. Native name Shikra, 

 (180) AcciPiTEK NiSDS.— The Sparrow-Hawk. 

 Bla7iford, No. 1247. Hume, No. 24, 

 Mr, G, Palglicsh says he once shot a specimen of this bird in March 1898. 

 (181) A, ViRGATUS. — The Besra Sparrow-Eawk. 

 Blanford, No. 1248. Hume, No. 25, 

 G. Dalgliesh says he found it very common and saw a specimen with a whit© 

 head. I have not found it as cc mmon as A. badius. Native name Basha, 

 (182) Pernis cristatds.— The Crested Honey-Buzzard. 

 Blanford, No. 1249. Hume, Ino, 57, 

 Fairly common. They lay in IV) ay. A pair commenced building towards the 

 end of February, but deserted the nest. Some of the eggs of this species ar© 

 very handsome. I have found thero very shy during the breeding season, 

 readily deserting their nests, Scroope saw one devouring an oriole, a fact 

 which I have already mentioned in this Journal. Native name Madhoa. 

 (183) Falco peregrin us. — The Peregrine Falcon. 

 Blanford, No. 1254. Hume^ No. 8, 

 In February 1899 Scroope sent me an interesting note on this species from 

 Benipatti, He says : — " I am sending you a peregrine which I knocked over 

 this evening ..... I have seen plenty of peregrines (or peregrinators^ 



