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harriers, and the red-headed merlin, the bantam of our birds of prey. 

 I have not identified any of the hawks excejDt these and the blue 

 harrier, because one must shoot them to do so, and I donH like shooting 

 them. But it was near Raigarh that a guest of m.ine shot a Brah- 

 mani kite {Raliastur) with a living garfish in its claws, which he 

 and I both saw it catch from the water, with the action of its big brother, 

 the Sea-Eagle. I think this to be the natural action of EaUastun 

 and that it only takes to carrion and garbage when corrupted by the 

 neighbourhood of man. I think I have mentioned before, in these 

 pages, having seen one attack and severely injure a hare, which it 

 would have killed, but for my own interference. 



