BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 
42.—THE INDIAN RING-TAILED EAGLE. 
Halidétus leucoryphus, Pall. 
The Indian Ring-tailed or Fishing Eagle is very common in Sind, 
and occurs, but more sparingly, in Guzerat and Rajpootana. 
They breed during November, December and January, making a 
huge stick nest, high up in a tree, always in the immediate vicinity 
of water. As the birds use the same nest year after year, it is often 
of immense size, some of the sticks composing it being as thick as 
aman’sarm. ‘hey make no attempt to defend their nest while it 
is being plundered, and if the eggs are taken, will lay another clutch 
within a fortnight. 
The eggs, two or three in number, as often one as the other, are 
usually broad ovals in shape, averaging 2°8 inches in length by 
about 2°17 in breadth; they are unspotted white in colour, but get 
much soiled as incubation proceeds. 
Hydrabad, Sind, 25th Nov. to 8rd Jan. HT, E. Barnes. 
LH. Narra, Sind, November and December. 8. Doig, Hsq. 
Baroda, 26th November. H, Iitiledale, Esq, 
43.—THH GREY-BACKED SEA EAGLE. 
Halidétus leucogaster, Gm. 
The Grey-backed Sea Hagle appears to be restricted to the Sea 
Coast and a few miles up the larger rivers; it does not occur in Sind, 
They nest during November and December on trees, which they 
occupy continuously, whether breeding or not. 
The ground beneath the nest is strewed with snake and fish’, bones, 
and other debris. Dr. Jerdon, in the Birds of India, gives a good ac- 
count of a colony he visited at Pigeon Island, and Mr. Vidal a still 
better one in his Ratnagirt Birds, written for the Bombay Gazetteer. 
The eggs, two in number, are unspotted white, measuring about 
3 inches in length by 2°06 in breadth. 
These eagles do not restrict themselves to a snake or fish diet, 
but occasionally help themselves to a fisherman’s fowl. 
S. Konkan, October to December. G. Vidal, 0.8, 
48.—THE WHITEH-EYED BUZZARD. 
Butastur teesa, Frankl, 
The White-eyed Buzzard is common in all parts of the district, 
except in Ratnagiri andthe more densely-wooded tracts, where it 
israre. It is a permanent resident, wherever it occurs, breeding 
