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Brahminy Kite (1228), Haliastur mcZtts.— Rather uncommon. 

 Common Pariah Kite (1229), Milvus ffovinda.— Common. 

 Lar<re Indian Kite (1230), Milvus melanotis.—Gommon. 

 Biack-vvuicred Kite (1232), Elanus creruhus.—^etiu occasionally _ 

 Pale Harrier (1233), Circus macrunis.—A wintor visiter to the plains. 

 Hen Harrier (1235), Circus cyaneus .—Common during the winter. 

 Pied Harrier (1236), Circus melanoleucus.—Onr commonest harrier. Most 

 individuals disappear during the rains, but a few are undoubtedly 

 resident. O'Donel has notes showing birds met with during every 

 month of the year. 

 Marsh Harrier (1237), Circus (srur/inosus.— Uncommon. 

 Common Buzzard (1241), Buteo desertorum.—Ohtained during the winter. 

 The Shikra (1244), ^sfuf &ac^ms.—Ooramon. 

 Crested Goshawk (1246) LopJwspizias trivirgatus. Shot by Inglis m the 



forest at Kuntimari at the end of January. 

 The Sparrow-Hawk (1247), Accipiter nisus.- Uncommon. 

 Besra Sparrow-Hawk (1248), Accipiter virgatus.—Vevy common. 

 Crested Honey-Buzzard (1249), Per7iis cristMus.—YeTy common. 

 Black-crested Baza (1251), Bazalophotes.—^ot uncommon in the plains. It 



is generally found in pairs but occasionally large parties are seen. 

 [Blyth's Baza (1252), Baza jerdoni. — Only shot in the Terai.] 

 t^eregrine Falcon (1254), Falco peregrinus. —Oht&ined near the larger rivers 



during the winter. 

 Shahin Falcon (1255), Falco peregrinator. — Occasionally seen during the 



winter. 

 Indian Hobby (1261), Falco sever us. — Uncommon in the plains but possibly 



resident as O'Donel has seen a bird as late as the 6th August. 

 Fted-hearded Merlin (1264), Aesalon cUcqih^ra. — Not uncommon in the plains 



where it breeds during May and June. 

 The Kestrel (1265), Tinmmculus alaudarius. — Common in the winter in the 



1' plains. 

 Red-legged Falconet (1267), MicroTiierax eutolmus. — Not uncommon in the 

 foothills. It does not extend very far into the plains. We have seen 

 it capture a Ruby-throat. 

 Bengal Green Pigeon (1271), Crocopus pJicenicopterus phcenicopterus. — Found 



in the forest but not so common there as it is in the open country. 

 Ashy-headed Green Pigeon (1273), Osmoireron pompadora pihayrei. — Not 



uncommon. 

 Orange-breasted Green Pigeon (1278), Osmotreron biscincta domvillii. — Not 



uncommon in the forest. 

 Thick-billed Green Pigeon (1281), Treron nipalensis . — Not uncommon in 

 the forest. Green Pigeons are very common round Kuntimari at 

 certain seasons and Shebbeare has shot the above four species there. 

 Pin-tailed Green Pigeon (L282), Sphenocercus apicauda. — Common in the 

 plains and foothills. It breeds freely in the plains during April and 

 May. 

 Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon (1283), Sphenocercus spjienura. — Common in 

 the hills, plains and foothills, possibly breeding in the plains as well as 

 the hills. These two species are frequently found in the same flock 

 known as the Kolcla. 

 Green Imperial Pigeon (1284), Carpophaga oenea oznea. — Common in the 

 plains and foothills, but not noticed in the hills round Buxa. It breeds 

 in the plains. The Nepalese name is Hukus. 

 Hodgson's Imperial Pigeon (1286), Ducula insignis insignis.— Common in the 

 hills round Buxa and in the foothills. This is also called Hukus by the 

 Nepalese. 



