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be found in the pages of Stray Feathers and other publications, not 
available to the general public. 
The object of this paper is to collect together, in as concise a 
form as possible, all information available on the subject, in the hope 
that it will prove useful to those interested, and form a nucleus 
round which collectors will record their observations, and thus lead 
to a more complete knowledge of bird-life in Western India. 
2.—THE INDIAN KING VULTURE. 
Otogyps caluvus, Scop. 
The Indian King Vulture is more or less common throughout the 
district ; unlike most Indian vultures, they are solitary in their 
habits, rarely more than two or three being seen together, the third 
one when present being a bird of the year which has not yet 
learned to forage for itself. 
They are of a very quarrelsome dispositi articularl “i “ 
They - @ very quarrelsome disposition, particularly when 
feeding, not allowing any other creature to approach until they 
have satisfied their hunger, 
They breed later than most of the other vultures; the middle of 
January being quite early enough to search for nests, which are few 
and far between, and long distances have to be gone over before 
much success can be looked for. 
In some parts of the country, the birds make their nests in the 
tops of dense thorny bushes, about ten or twelve feet from the 
ground, but generally they are built on lofty trees; in the latter 
case the nest is of the usual platform type, but in the former they 
are cup-shaped. 
The egg, there is only one, is very pale greenish-white in colour 
when first laid, but as incubation proceeds, it becomes much dis- 
coloured from the droppings of the parent birds; it is moderately 
fine in texture, and the lining is green; they vary in shape from a 
Jong oval to one nearly spherical, but broad ovals predominate. 
They measure 3°4 inches in length by about 2°6 in breadth. 
Sholapur, 26th December to 1st Eebruary. . Jd. Davidson, C.S. 
Nassick, 80th January to 1st March. 5 
Deesa, 14th September to 28th February, H. EH. Barnes. 
Neemuch, 13th February to 1st March. iy 
Hydrabad, Sind, 14th March (nestling). is 
Sgustern Narra, Sind, 15th Webruary to 15th April. S. Doig, sq. 
Baroda, Ldth April (nestling). | HH. Lnttledale, Esq. 
