1152 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HOST. SOCIETY, Vol. XX. 



No. X.— THE HIMALAYAN GREENFINCH (HYPACANTHIS 



SPINOIDES). 

 With reference to Mr. Dodsworth's enquiry in the last Journal, I may 

 mention that I have observed Himalayan Greenfinches at Kurseong 

 (6,000 feet), Eastern Himalayas, from early in October to late in 

 December. 

 Kurseong, 20th December 1910. E. A. D'ABREU, P. Z. S. 



No. XL— BLYTH'S BAZA (BAZA JJERDONI). 



I was much interested in Mr. D'Abreu's note of the occurrence of Baza 

 jerdoni at Kurseong which appeared in the last Journal (No. 2, Vol. XX). 

 I may mention that the bird is not excessively rare in this part of the 

 district (reputed elevation 1,200 ft. to 2,000 ft.) and Mr. C. M. Inglis while 

 staying with me shot a fine adult at the beginning of the year. I have 

 frequently seen others while going round the garden since then and to-day 

 came across four of these birds. One of these settled close by and from its 

 elongated and at the time half-erected crest was unmistakable. On my 

 pointing my stick at it, it joined three others that were soaring round 

 within easy shot. I may mention this is the only occasion on which I have 

 ever seen it in more than pairs, though B. lophotes (The Black-crested Baza) 

 is not very rarely met in threes, fours and even up to five in a party, the 

 latter being presumably two adult birds and the young of the season. 1 

 took a clutch (three) of the latter birds' eggs in the early rains from a sal 

 tree, the nest being about 25 feet from the ground. These are now in 

 Mr. Inglis's collection. I had great hopes of obtaining eggs of B. jerdoni 

 as well, but the birds deserted the tree in which they showed favourable 

 signs of breeding. However I hope to be more successful next year. The 

 Nepalis consider both the Bazas common birds and have one name for 

 both. Microhierax' eutolmus (The Red-legged Falconet) — of which I have 

 shown them four specimens — they consider an unknown bird ! 



I may add in conclusion that to a casual observer B. jerdoni may be 

 readily mistaken for Lophospizias trivirgatus (The Crested Goshawk), the 

 coloration of both birds being very similar. 



Longvibw Tea Estate, ALEX M. PRIMROSE. 



PrjNKABABY P. O., D. H. Ry., 



29t7i. November 1910. 



No. XII.— SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE EUROPEAN GREAT 



BUSTARD (OTIS TARDA) IN INDIA. 

 On the 5th instant I sent you by registered letter post a skin of what 

 I make out to be the Great (European) Bustard (Otis tarda), an imma- 

 ture female. 



It was shot by a Zamindar near Jacobabad on Sunday, 1st January 1911, 



