NOTES ON THE BIRDS OF UPPER ASSAM. 561 



Maijan near Dibrugarh, April 1901, records from no other localities. Possibly- 

 overlooked, although my own personal impression is that Upper Assam is 

 the extreme limit of its range in one direction. 



324. Glaucidium cuculoides cueuloides (Vig.) [1183]. — The Large Barred 

 Owlet. 



Commonly distributed throughout the whole area. 



Margherita, December, January, February ; Eungagora, December, 

 March, August ; Dejoo, January, August, juv. Its habit of perching in 

 exposed positions and its fights in broad daylight sometimes leads to its 

 destruction by large accipitrine foragers. 



335. Glaucidium brodiei brodiei (Burton) [1186"]. — The Collared Pigmy Owl. 

 Occurs in the plains though not plentiful. Panitola, Hessamara, 25-2-08,* 

 along roadside roosting in the reeds at mid-day ; 8-1-06, 5 j Margherita, 

 February, March. 



326. Ninox scu%idata burmanica, Hume. [1187, part]. — The Burmese Brown 



Hawk Owl. 



Ninox scutulata, Blanford, F. B. I., Vol. iii., p. 309. 

 (xenerally distributed throughout the plains, invariably found in forest 

 in the vicinity of water. Gurrung, Jan., R. Dibru, 21-1-02, ^ ; R. Dibru, 

 Digiltarung, cold season 1903, <S ; 26-1-02, 5 ; Dejoo, 27-8-08, <3 Juv. 



327. Pandion haliaetus Jmliaetus (L.) [1189]. — The Osprey. 



R. Dibru, 5 miles below Rungagora, 9-3-02, S • The river at this locality 

 forms eddies of fast flowing water, an unusual trait for this sluggish river 

 and was choked with snags. 



Gogaldhubie, Bhimpoora bhil, 15-1-05, $ ; Hessamara, Subansiri, 8-1-06, 

 J ; Nagaghoolie, Dibrugarh, cold season 1901, a pair had taken xi-p their 

 quarters in a bhil near at hand, and appeared quite at home on a forest 

 covered patch, of land in the centre of the bhil. It only required a slight 

 stretch of the imagination to bring to one's memory their island homes on 

 LochArkaig and Loch an Eilean and picture the similarity. Dejoo, 19-9-08*, 

 flying high; Joyhing, Runganuddie, 4-6-10,* rather an unusual date, a single 

 Osj)rey passed overhead as I crossed the river, taking a swerve when right 

 over head ; Dejoo, 10-10-10*, I noted an Osprey hovering over a small janin 

 the garden this morning, it was possibly intending to settle with a view to 

 demolish a fish that it held in its talons, the arrival of a king vulture 

 {Otogyps caluus) resulted in its hurried departure when it gave utterance to 

 ■some squealing notes. It was quickly lost to view as it made off in the 

 direction of the Runganuddie. 



328. Otogyps calvus (Scop.) [1191].— The Black Vulture. 



Generally distributed in the plains although only odd birds and pairs 

 mixed up with the common vultures are usually seen at work demolishing 

 decaying carcases. 



Rungagora, 5-3-Oi!. Iris pale yellow ochre ; tarsi pinkish-yellow. 



329. Gyps tenuirostris, Hodgs. [1195]. — The Himalayan Long-billed Vul- 



ture. 

 The common vulture in the plains. These vultures often choose at Dejoo 

 some Fish-tail Palms {Caryota urens, L.) to congregate after a heavy gorge. 

 As these trees stand at the entrance to the compound, one has to give 

 them a wide berth as the droppings come down in small showers. 



330. Pseudogyps benalemis (Gmel.) [1196].— The Indian White-backed, 



Vulture. 

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