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20. Falco pbbkgrinatoh (Sundeval). 



Shot one near Simla on die Western Himalayas 



21. Falco chicqu era, Daadin. 



Lower range of the Western Himalayas, and N.W. frontier of the 

 Punjab. 



22. Tinnunculus alaudarius (Brisson). 

 Falco tinnunculus, Linnaeus. 



Deccan, common; seen at dusk in almost all situations; preys 

 chiefly on large insects, mice, and the Black-breasted Lark -finch 

 (Pijrrhalauda yrisea). Punjab, Lower Himalayas, and Cashmere, 

 common. 



23. Tinnunculus cenchris, Frisch. 

 Falco tinnunculoides, Temminck. 



Abundant in many districts on the lower Himalayan Ranges, and 

 preys extensively on the Mountain Pipit. 



24. Falco .esalon, Gmelin. 



N.W. frontier of the Punjab (Peshawur), during the cold months 

 only. 



25. Accipiter nisus, Linnaeus. 

 N.W. Himalayas, pretty common. 



26. Accipiter dussumieri (Sykes). 



Deccan, Scinde, Punjab, and Cashmere, pretty common , fa- 

 vourite prey, larks and pipits. 



27. Micronisus badius (Gmelin). 



Punjab and Cashmere; seen frequently, but not so common "^ 

 the last. 



28. ASTUR PALUMBARIUS (Linn.). 



Seen only in a domestic state. The ex-Ameen of Scinde had 

 several very fine specimens at Poonah trained for hunting. Said to 

 inhabit the Western Himalayas. 



29. Bubo bengalensis, Franklin. 



Common in the northern Punjab and cultivated districts on the 

 Lower Himalayas. 



30. Asio brachyotus, Gmelin. 



Pretty common all over the Punjab and lower ranges of th< W 

 Himalayas. 



31. Kkti pa t i.n LONBNSis (Gmel.). 



Western Himalayas, not common. Iris deep ors - 



