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comparatively plain, and oceasionally even a dingy white. They 
vary greatly in size, bub average 262 inches in length by about 
1-96 in breadth. 
Many naturalists prefer to consider this vulture as a variety, or 
at most a sub-species of the Heyptian vulture, Neophron percnop- 
terus, Lin. This latter breeds at Chaman, South Afghanistan. 
The eggs are considerably larger but less highly coloured than 
those of the Indian bird. | 
Hastern Narra, Sind, March and April. S. Doig, Esq. 
Hydrabad, Sind, 22nd March to 22nd April. H. B. Barnes. 
Deesa, 20th March to 15th April. s) 
Neemuch, 18th March to 29th April. ” 
Paneh Mahals, 9th March, J. Davidson, C. 8. 
Khandesh, 2nd March. 5 
Nassick, 2nd to 22nd March. js 
Baroda, 3rd to 17th March. H. Littledale, Esq. 
9,—_THE SHAHIN. 
Falco peregrinator, Sund. 
The Shahin is the least common of our resident falcons, but it 
occurs in suitable localities throughout the region, its favourite 
resort being the neighbourhood of high rocky hills, where it breeds, 
choosing a hole in the face of analmost inaccessible cliff. I have 
neyer been able to secure an egg, but I saw a pair making prepa- 
“ations for breeding near the waterfall at Patelpani, close to 
Mhow, the very same place where, years ago, Jerdon found an 
eyrie, Colonel Butler reports another eyrie at Khandala, and 
Mr, Dayidson, C. 8., West Khandesh, found a nest containing three 
fully fledged young ones in May, so that most probably the eggs 
were laid in March or early in April. He has also seen an eyrie at 
Matheran. The egg is said to resemble that of the Laggar Falcon, 
but to be somewhat narrower and not so highly coloured, but as 
the description was admittedly taken froma single egg it may 
not hold good in all cases. 
They are great game destroyers. 
11,.—THE LAGGAR FALCON. 
Falco jugger, J. H. Gr. 
The Laggar is our commonest falcon, being generally distributed 
throughout the entire district; they nest indifferently on trees, on 
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