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A TENTATIVE LIST OF THE YERTEBEATES OF THE 

 JALPAIGURI DISTRICT, BENGAL. 



BY 



Chas. M. I^^GLIS, F.Z.S., M.B.o. u., W. L. Tkayees, H. Y. 

 0'Do^'EL, M.B.o.u. A^^o E. 0. Shebbeake, i.f.s. 



Part HI. 



{Continued from page 999, Vol. XXV I). 



Earn-Owl (1152), Strix flammea. — Uncommon. 



Grass-Owl (1153), Sh'ix Candida. — Common in grass land. 



Brown Fisli-Owl (1J64), Ketupa zeylonensis .-■ — Common along riverside 



forest. 

 Forest Eagle-Owl (1170), Huhua nijMlensis. — Found in the forest, but not 



often seen. 

 Scop's Owl (1173), Sc.oi)S gin. — Common and extends well into the plains. 

 [Spotted Himalayan Scop's Owl Q17o), Scops spilccephalus. — Only shot in 



theTerai.] 

 Collared Scop's Owl. (1178), Scops bakkamcena. — Verj^ common. This owl 



has two distinct calls ; one the usual call of three or four notes and 



the other a single note sounding like icot repeated at slow intervals. 

 Spotted Owlet (1180), Athene hrama. — Common near habitations, but not 



in the forest. 

 Large Barred Owlet (1188), Glaucidium cuculoides. — Noticed in the forest. 

 Jungle Owlet (1184), Glaucidium radiatum. — Very common. 

 Collared Pigmy Owlet (1186), Glaucidium brodiei. —Uncommon. It extends 



well into the plains. 

 Brown Hawk-Owl (1187), Xinox scutulata. — Very common. It has a fine 



call note sounding like poiv oof, pow-oof. 

 The Osprey (1189), Fandion haliaetus. — A few pairs seen along the princi- 

 pal rivers and occasionally over small pieces of water. The latest date 



of departure noted by O'Donel was the 9th of June. 

 Cinereous Vulture ^1190), VuUur monachus. — Occasionally descends to the 



plains. 

 Black Vulture (1191), Otoc/t/ps cr/i t;it^-.— Common. 

 Himalayan Griflon (1193), Gyps himalayensis.— Common. 

 Himalayan Long-billed Vulture (1195), Gyps tniitirostris.— Common. 

 Indian "White-backed Vulture (1196), I'sntdogyps bengalensis .—Common. 

 Booted Eagle (1208), Hieraetus pennatus. — Uncommon. 

 Piufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle (li'09), LopJwtriorchis kieneri. —Fvocuved by 



O'Ponel, but very rare. 

 Black Eagle (1210), IctinaHus vmlayensis.— Uncommon, extending well 



into the plains during the winter. 

 Changeable Hawk-Eagle (1212), SpizaetuslimnaHtus.—V&ixly common. 

 Hodgson's Hawk-Eagle (1213), Spizaetus nepalensis.—^ot\cei\. during the 



cold weather. 

 Crested Serpent Eagle (1217), Spilornis cheela. Very common. 

 Pallas' Fishing-Eagle (1223), Haliaetus leucoryj^hns.— Common. 

 Large Grey-headed Fishing Eagle (1226), Folioaetus ichthyaeius. Fairly 

 common. ^ 



Hodgson's Fishing-Eagle (1227), Folioaetus humilis. A few pairs extentr 

 well into the plains along the rivers. 



