Birds of the Jkeluni District. 34:0 
bcfoic ihc r<'iii,ilc who li.jcl hocii hoarinj^ I'igl' m ''i<' 'I'l willi 
ihc male and other KagU-^ dcscendecl and sclik-d m ihc- Miipt)' 
iu'-.i I liad remo\ed tho eggs. As I appri hcd ihc lire, 
howtxor, >he left the nest and perched on tlu- eiul .il .1 neigli- 
bouring bough, wheiue I shot her. The bird pioxed 10 be 
a fine Indian 'lawn\ ICaglc (Ai/iii/ci viiul Itiiiiiii ) . I'lie thiee 
eggs were incubated. 1 his is the only uciasmn on '.vhich 1 
have found inme than two eggs in a ne-.t ol this species. 
A large number of Short-eared OwL, Hushed in 'Otiie grassy 
heltl> , one that «as shot at and scnl aw.iy wounded vva-. ,it 
once raptured by a couple of Eagles. Eagles of fwo or three 
kinds \verc most numerous in this part, and I saw a couple 
that appeared to be an immature and adult Bonelli's Eagle 
{Hieractus fasciotm). 
\'isited a small stretch of water in the irrigation dam near 
' Uu ; here were a mixed selection of water birds— ab. nit a ilo/en 
Flamingoes, a Pelican, Herons, lilack-necked Storks, Ruddy Shel- 
drakes, Uemoiselle Cranes, Mallard, Shovellers; Greenshank?? '. antl 
a flock of Little Stints [Tiiiif^a luiniitu). The nest of i'aUas' 
Fishing Eagle, from which I took 3 eggs on 2otli November, 
now contained a single egg. 1 he Fishing Eagles were much 
worried by a pair of Lugger Falcons {Falco la^iicr) \\ hi. h 
evidently intended nesting in the neighbourhood of the eyrie. 
During the couple of hours that I spent there, there was in- 
cessant friction between the Eagles and the Falcons,— the latter 
continually attacking as the former passed by. and treating me 
to a wonderful exhibition of stooping at a great height in the 
air ; so fierce were these stoops that the Eagles attacked had 
frequently to turn in the air to ward off the b!'^w> with their 
talons. 
Blue-throats common, and a few Hinnulo nisiicu noted. 
December 28th.— From Otu to Hissar a Black \'ulture [Vtiltiir ino,i- 
acluiSj noted, and some King Vultures \Olugyps advii^]. 
December 29. — The Short-toed Eagle [Circaetiis gallicm) is common on 
the grass farm at Hissar, where two or three may ue seen in 
view at once, soaring or hovering like Kestrels. Ihey arc ap- 
paienlly insect feeders, and do not worry trainctl tiawk-.. 
About a dozen Warty-headed Ibis \liiocotis pii/ LIjujs , iiol^d : 
also 3 or 4 Hiruiido riislica and a Wire-tailed Swallow {H . 
sm.th i}. 
Dectmber 30. — At Hissai a single Rain Quail {Cutuniix coroinaiidclidi) 
shot, and another also on January 1st ; these can only be re- 
garded as btiaggleiis here at this time of year. .\ Wryneck lynx 
toiquilla) seen; one was noted also a few days .igo, but I 
forgot to record the date. Two or three Hirundo tustica and 
Striated Swallow seen. A small party of Duck on a small iheel 
proved to be Common Pochard, Tufted Duck, and Garganey. 
