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small tree adjacent to the road side a beautiful male Falconet was occupied 

 demolishing the remains of a Sparrow. Never in all my experience did I ever 

 recollect such a case of absolute fearlessness as it was perched only a few 

 feet above my head, even the first attempt to procure it by a youth with his 

 bow and arrow failed to dislodge it and it was only at a second fruitless 

 attempt that it flew ofi' with a sharp shriek and dropped its quarry 



Sabati^^ov. 1905*, a single noted in the bare branches of a tree at 

 garden edge. 



Joyhing, 16-4-07*, one flew overhead at evening near the Doctor's 

 bungalow. 



Dejoo 15-2-09*, a pair reported to me by an intelligent native Sirdar as 

 having been seen m the forest jungle surrounding the nurseries 



bilonibari, 13-9-11*, whilst at the woodstack this afternoon I noted 

 numbers of swallows busily engaged hawking for food around the stack. 

 When there was a sudden dart in amongst their numbers, on turning round I 

 noted one of these Falconets carrying away a swallow to an adjacent bare tree 

 stump about fifteen yards from the trolley line, as the top of its quarters 



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I had an excellent opportunity of studying its methods as it commenced 

 by digging Its bill into the head of its victim occasionally preening its own 

 feathers and giving itself a slight shake as it was drizzling rain at the time 



{To he continued.') 



