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district, though most probably one or two of the others do so ot 
the higher mountam ranges. 
The Shikra breeds during April and May, making a shallow cup- 
shaped nest, rather smaller than that of the Turmuti, and not so 
neatly or so compactly built; like the latter 1t is composed of sticks 
and twigs, lined with grass-roots; it takes them a very long time 
to build it. 
The eggs, three or four m number, are oval m shape, and measure 
1:54 inches in length by about 1:23 in breadth. In colour, they are 
pale, glossless, bluish-white, ummarked, as a rule, very rarely witha 
‘few pale brown blotches. 
Neemuch, 2nd to 80th April. H. H, Barnes. 
Much too common to need further details, 
28..THEB SPOTTED EAGLE. 
Aquila clanga, Pall. 
T have never fotind this bird breeding, but am indebted to 
Mr. J. Davidson, C.S., for the following interesting note :— 
“Not uncommon in the Tapti Valley, breeding in the hot 
‘weather in high trees, along the water courses coming out of 
“the hills. The nest is placed in a fork, not near the top of the 
“tree, but very similar in position to that of Ji. cirrhatus ; it is 
“liowever smaller. The birds so far as Lhave been able to observe 
“lay but a single egg.” 
Khandesh, 18th April, 2 single eggs. J. Davidson, C8. 
29.—THE INDIAN TAWNY EAGLE. 
Aquila vindhiana, Frankl. 
‘The Tawny Hagle is fairly common throughout Western India, 
except perhaps in the more densely-wooded or marshy tracts ; they 
breed from about the end of October up to the middle of Mareh, 
but most eggs will be found during the motths of December and 
January. 
The nest which is flat is composed of sticks, lined with greon 
leaves, and is placed on the small branches near the top of a high 
tree, occasionally in a fork; the egg’s, two in number, seldom three, 
are subject to much variation in size and shape, but are usually a 
broadish oval, slightly narrower at one end; the average of a large 
number measured was 2°62 inches in length by nearly 2°12 in 
