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Birds of Burma. 



[No. 1, 



42. P. HUMILIS. 



Falco humilis, S. Muller ; Icthyaetus nanus, nobis. 



Burma, fide Yiscount Walden. Mr. W. E. Brooks identifies Haliaetus 

 phmbeuSy Hodgson,* with this species. 



*43. Blageus leucogastee (J. 43). 



A common maritime species which preys chiefly on sea-snakes. 



**44. Haliastue indus (J. 55). 



Common, extending southward to Malacca. 



[Tonghoo ( W. JR.); Thayet Myo (O.).j 



*45. MlLYTTS GOTI1TOA (J. 56). 

 Tswon-boJee. 



Common in the cold season. At Bangkok it is as abundant as in 

 Calcutta. Cantor procured it at Pinang. 



[46. M. AFEiisris. 

 M. affinis, Gould, P. Z. S. 1837, p. 140. 



Thayet Myo examples, obtained by Mr. Oates and Captain Feilden, are 

 thus identified by Mr. Hume.] 



[47. Buteo PLUMIPES (J. 47). 



A Buzzard obtained by Captain Peilden at Thayet Myo is identified by 

 Mr. Hume as B. Jajjomcus, Schlegel.] 



Fam. Vulturid83. 



Vultures. 



48. YlTLTIIE CALYUS (J. 2). 



Vultur calvus, Scopoli; Gould, B. As. pt. xi. pi. 1. 

 Not a common species. 



49. Gyps indicus (J. 4). 



Vultur indicus, Scopoli ; Gray and Mitchell, Gen. Birds, pi. 3, immature plumage. 



Arakan, Siam. Vultures assigned to this species are mentioned to have 



been obtained on Zwagaben mountain by Lieut. Beavan.f I have seen two 



specimens of G. indicus in a Malacca collection. ISTo doubt a Yulture of any 



kind is there rare, or it would not have been deemed worthy of preservation. 



* J. A. S. B., xli. pt. i. p. 73. 



f P. Z. S. 1866, p. 3. 



