1869.] of Central, Western and Southern India. 165 



I heave, in every case, given the number of the species in Jerdon's 

 work, but I have preferred following a somewhat different classification. 

 Although deficient in some respects, as for instance in associating 

 Saxicola and Muscicapa in one instance, and Phylloscopus and Tyran- 

 nus in another in the same sub-family. Mr. Blyth's classification in 

 the catalogue of the birds, belonging to the Museum of the Asiatic So- 

 ciety of Bengal, published as long ago as 1849, is, in many respects, 

 more in accordance with our present knowledge of the affinities of 

 birds, than that adopted in Gray's and Horsfield's catalogues. The clas- 

 sification, I have followed is, in the main, identical with that of Prof. 

 A. Newton, as employed in the Zoological Record, but I have followed 

 Jerdon in classing together the bulbuls and orioles, and have followed 

 neither Jerdon nor Newton with regard to the Sylviidce. 



In the present notes, I have not attempted to mention all the 

 birds met with. I have merely noticed those concerning which I 

 have observed some interesting particulars connected with their dis- 

 tribution, habits, nidification, &c. The natural history of the com- 

 mon Indian species is pretty well known, though there is still some- 

 thing to be learned very often concerning the range of allied forms, 

 as for instance amongst the Motacillce. 



I believe the most interesting part of my observations is, that which 

 relates to the relative distribution of some of the migratory birds. It 

 has been for some time known that Eastern and Western forms of 

 these meet in India in several cases, and in the following pages some 

 additional instances will be found. 



Order RAPTORES. 

 Tribe Diurnje. 

 Family VuL^uitiD-E. 

 Sub-family Neophronince. 

 6. Neophron GinginianuS, Baud. (N. percnopterus, L. 

 apud Jerdon). Jerdon does not mention the breeding season, which 

 varies much. I found a nest with two young ones considerably grown 

 and probably a month old on April 14th. The nest was on a cliff at 

 the side of the river Warda. Later than this, on May 2nd, I found 

 another nest containing a single egg, well incubated with a fully 

 formed chick inside. This was on a tree. 



