1869.] of Central, Western and Southern India. 167 



however, that Dr. King has obtained it from Goona, — J. A. S. B , 1868, 

 Part II, p. 213. Dr. Jcrdon was not aware of its occurrence south 

 of the Punjab. 



53. CirCUS melanoleUCOS, G-mel. I certainly did not once 

 see this bird in the Central Provinces, and I never remember having 

 met with it in Western India. It has been found by Radde breeding 

 on the Amoor, and may very possibly be one of those Eastern Asiatic 

 species, the range of which only extends partly across Hindustan, like 

 Motacilla luzoniensis. It is not included in Sykes's Deccan list. 



Sub-family Milvince. 



MilVTlS Sp. I shot near Woon, North West of Chanda, a kite 

 considerably exceeding the common M. Govinda in size, but otherwise 

 unclistinguishable. It is- a male, and measures — closed wing 20 

 inches, bill from the gape 1.7, tarsus 2.5, tail 13. The bird is evident- 

 ly young, but the inner portions of the feathers are rich brown ; for the 

 feathers of the head and neck are rich brown with dark centres, not 

 whitish as usually in a young Ifilvus Govinda, and the abdomen and 

 lower tail coverts are pale rufous. 



I obtained also near Chanda Pemis cristata and Elanus melano- 

 pterus, both assigned to the subfamily of the kites by Dr. Jerdon, though 

 their position is somewhat doubtful. Blyth makes each the type of a 

 distinct subfamily. 



Tribe Nocturnes. 

 Family Strigid^:. 

 65. Syrnium OCellatum, Less. (S. sinense, Lath., apud Jer- 

 don). This bird appears not to be rare south of Nagpur, inhabiting 

 mangoe topes. I see also that Dr. King mentions it in his Goona list. 

 Owls, and indeed all the larger raptores, require to be watched for, and 

 they are not generally obtained by any one passing through a district 

 and unacquainted with their local haunts, so easily as the Insessores. 

 The only other owls I obtained in the Central Provinces were the 

 common species Urrua Bengalensis, Ketupa Ceyloncnsis and Athene 

 Brama. 



Order ALTRICES. 

 Family Psittacid^;. 

 148. PalaeomiS tOrquatUS, Bodd. I have lately shot the 



