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1. Gypaetus barbatus (Linn.). 



Common on the lesser ranges near the Punjab, Yale of Cashmere, 

 and northwards in Ladakh and Chinese Tartary. The measure- 

 ments of several adult males were, from tip of bill to extremity of 

 tail 3 feet 10 inches; between tips of wings 9 feet. Weight 12 lbs. 

 Iris of adult, red ;• in young, hazel. 



2. Gyps indictjs (Scop.). 

 Common on the Cashmere mountains. 



3. Gyps bengalensis (Gmel.). 



Same distribution as the last • not so common. 



4. Neophron percnopterus (Linn.). 



Not common in the Vale of Cashmere, but often seen on the 

 ranges near the plains of the Punjab. It does not proceed any 

 distance towards the interior of the Himalayan Mountains. 



5. Aquila ? 



On one occasion, on the mountains near Leh, Ladakh, and at an 

 elevation of about 17,000 feet, I saw a fine Eagle : " Head and neck 

 were white; rest of plumage black; tail long and wedge-shaped." 

 I was struck subsequently with its similarity to the Aquila malay- 

 ensis (Gray). 



6. Haliaetus macei (Temm.). 



Abundant on the lakes and Jhelum river in the Valley of Cash- 

 mere. This noble-looking bird is an interesting object in the 

 Cashmere landscape. 



7. Falco tinnunculus, Linn. 



Common on all wooded mountains around the valley and cultivated 

 districts in Ladakh. 



8. Falco cenchris, Naum. 



Not so common as the last ; has the same distribution. 



9. Accipiter baditjs (Gmel.). 



Valley of Cashmere and surrounding ranges ; pretty common. 



The inner wing-coverts of certain specimens were ochrey-white, 

 while others were barred and spotted. Some were more rufous on 

 the back than others ; and the spots and bars on the lower parts 

 were more distinct in the specimens, with barred under wing-coverts. 

 These may be only sexual differences. 



10. Milvus govinda, Sykes. 



Cashmere, common. Builds in the walnut and chunar trees in 

 the valley. Not seen in Ladakh or northwards of the Valley of 

 Cashmere. 



