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PLAINS ot \ \V Knu, in 1849. H v mm Kt v. 'I'. I'm 



i.iiT-, Baftisi Missionary. Commuiucatrd »^ Psu 



1)1 Kit MnoH I • 



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I. Mn.\i | GOVTNDA, S\ ki>. Tin- common Indian Kite. 



This bird, like all the 1\ - at various heights in most n 



ful circles, bul generally looking out for prey, when i< slights on 

 ■ wall <>r bouse, ri utter- ■ tremulous -lirill crv. It is very cowardly, 



lor though it will carrv off parrots and \"tinu' chickens, it i- afraid of 

 the CrOW, -parr. >\\ -hawk, \c It will allow crows to pull tr, pi, 



hit of meat before it. which it evidently ia desirous to obtain. 

 J. \u> ii. v iMi'iimi.h. Bechst. Native some, /swots. 



I shot a specimen of this Eagle in I lonely tree, where it IfSS 



perched with its mste. When killed, it bid ■ bslf-digested rat in it ^ 



ph. The tendons of the -kin srere bo extremely strong 

 make its skinning ■ very slow and tlithi nil ; 



I l 'ins hird tlv off with a partridge which I wa- Ofl tin 



point of shout] i while managed to bring both ■ 



ami found that whilst flying it hail gutted the partridge ami partly 



devoored it- entrsils. It sometiniea seises hare-, with which, it' rery 

 snd besvy, it on onlj rise sboul ■ ysrd from the ground; it 

 then tlics \cr_v slovrlj off- frequently some of the farmers may be 

 seen running sfter snd frightening it to relinquish its prey. 



The Jumbii will kill snd esi half-grown peafowls. They often 

 take >wn fowl. I once observed it seise ■ tame hslr-grown 



si which was flying down from a tree, ami alino-t at tin • 

 moment the CSptOT iked by another .Iiimhi/, ami tin' whole 



fell to the ground together : running uu, I found that the first bird 



hail its wiBg It. .ken, ami could nut fly ;•. 



3. II km \tokn i- i ii i i i. v, Hamlin. 



I -hot a specimen that was fitting on the top ofs tree on the out- 

 skirts ofi l quietly sur v eyin g the country in a motionless 



re. In the rainy ami cold seasons it may he Been skimming 

 o\er the corn-fields in ' arch of reptiles and fichl-inice. It wn.s called 

 Sikra by the na" 



I. II mi \-t i k Ini.i -. Bodd. The Brshminy Kit.. 



■• This bird i 'he first objects which attract tin eye of a 



stranger, for tli.\ -warm ahout the shipping at Calcutta, ami are 



Hal which ma\ he thrown nwa\ ; but though 



th.ir :i, yet thei kill fish, nud not (infrequently 



cirr\ "ti . i sui|i, whnh the sportsman has h\i 11. d.*'- i II j 



• Thr mmrt of thr folio* *\r hern drirrminr.l '■» omparing tlir 



description* m*<lr in ladii l»> Mr. Philip)* with •prororn* in thr Muvum of IBM 



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