AYES. 
Ra 
Str p a ^’ r JJS ' ^80 j P- > Severtz. Ibis, 1883, p. 52; Zarudn. Ois. Transcasp. p. 30 (1885 ) ; Scully, 
’ 1A ’ P‘ ^ H* (18/6); Radde, Ornis, iii. p. 467 (1887) ; Menzbier, Orn. Turkest. p. 22 (1888). 
ofy^ 1 1 Henderson 
' ai 'lv;md 
L 
Av Ei c ] x 
says that the Laemmergeier was “ seen every day from Jamu to the plains 
^ le Ling z j.^ an ^ ® an j u ’ was the only large raptorial bird noticed beyond Leh, and on 
iuna plateau almost the only living creature except a species of antelope, of 
v *Ua<»R ^cimens were obtained. 
sta~? 6 m - Lada k. 
There is usually a pair to be seen near every 
Erom Leh to Sanju the whole route is strewn with dead horses 
m various 
a §es of i uen to a 
^ a eniniergei SWCati0n ’ C ^ ma ^ e t)emg too cold and dry to admit of putrefaction : but the 
C^ds, on tl lf - e . 1 )r.' , ' i aS ncver observed feeding on these, except on one occasion; this was at 
Ac 
tlio 9 w ''wvxiwuAwumg \ji± DUC3C, CAUUJJl ULL ULLC UUUclSslUU ; llllS Wdi 
-it i of October.” His note on the species contains many items of interest. 
Cadak ; ] )U |. ll ? ^ r * Scully, “ the Laemmergeier was often noticed on the journey through 
only saw it once in Eastern Turkestan, viz. on the Sanju Pass and between 
th 
e p. 
«/ M A c V/ J 
l6 ’°00 fe e t 1 Yailak, on the 24th September, 1874. The Sanju Pass, though only 
9^ is strewn° Ve Sea "^ eve ^ 18 Perhaps the most difficult on the road from India to Yarkand, 
,p 0 hik Yailak ^ Sldes with the carcases of dead horses. Marmots abound to above 
9 fuiki . 5 an< ^ Gig Bearded Yulture is said to prey on them, besides feeding on carrion. 
ame of this species is 5 Grhiji.’ ” 
10 . 
4 r ?^, lLA Chr ysaetus. 
Genus AQUILA. 
p. 235 (1874) ; Scully, Str. P. iv. p. 123 (1876) ; 
■*' Chnjsaiitu s (L.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. i. 
ley J ! 
Orms, iii. p . 469 (1887) ; Menzbier, Orn. Turkest. p. 55 (1888) ; id. N. Mem. Soc. 
r jev. j,, -r ; , v *• c- iv - i j - , 
P- 82 • i> i 4 s ® rn ‘ Misc. ii. p. 143 (1877) ; Homeyer & Tancre, MT. orn. Ver. Wien, 1883, 
4quil a f u i va &t ’ JVIoscou / tom- xv. livr. v. p. 148 (1888). 
A 9Uil a no fa/’ ' ar ‘ nohi,is > Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. p. 63 (1873) ; Dresser, Ibis, 1875, p. 99. 
J) r s 18 and A - daphanea, Menzbier, Orn. Turkest. pp. 61, 72 (1888). 
, °^*t Eaop? ? u ^ es: ‘ ct This species is the celebrated £ Birkut ’ — the name by which the 
.°' v<! Ver. ls J^nown in Khokand and Western Turkestan generally; in Kashgharia, 
Raddi 
^ '^h'rp Tuj.pg ? a et ^ 4 Kara- Kusli,’ i. e. black bird. The trained bird is very common in 
° ^' v>e and br^ p’ ever -" governor of a district or town usually having several. It is said 
° aa ”'Lt, , e< ) lu the hills south of Yarkand and near Klioten, where the young birds are 
Wains i n ^ trained for 
< 9' Want in pT ' b saw one a few miles from Yarkand in January, and another near 
K 1 (uintil 1Uary ‘ tbe wild state the Eagle’s prey is said to consist of the stag, the 
A very fj su ^3 u ttu r °sa), the wild cat, the fox, and the wolf.” 
0llri tain s durffi- 5 ^™ 611 Gie Golden Eagle was sent by Dr. Lansdell from the Thian Shan 
purposes of falconry. A few stragglers occasionally visit the 
o bis recent journey through Central Asia. 
U. 
cr s peknatijs - 
Genus NISAETUS. 
4r, 
( m/a 
ibid. p W 42 Q WS (Gm -) 5 Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. i. p. 253 (1874) ; Bidd. Ibis, 1881, p. 41 ; Scully, 
Vo!H m - Ua> Seve rtz. Turkest 
Persia *• ' — runcest. Jevotn. p. 03 (is 
* er Qetus ^ (1876); Zarudn. Ois. Transcasp 
Of 
Ayou ~.°. Swinh. Ibis, 1882, p 
63 (1873) ; Dresser, Ibis, 
p. 28 (1885). 
1875, p. 101; Blanf. East. 
99. 
Ca ptur e l *T Cimen the uniform brown plumage ; but the label with the particulars 
Colonel -^ en l0st 
Biddulph 
procured this species in the Nubra Yalley in June. 
