1004 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST, SOCLETY, Vol. NXYIll. 
The Hobby — Falco subbuteo, L. 
A party of 3 or 4 Hobbies were watehed for some time on April 29tb when 
they were soaring and playing about the bare summit, rougldy 8,500 feet, of the 
hill behind Pendreathan. A small Falcon which was soaiing over the river by 
the Post Office on the evening of May 4th was also, I think, of this species. 
The Kestrel — Falco tinnuncvlus, L. 
One or two were seen throughout the journey on April 1st and 2nd. One was 
seen on the return journey at Domel on May 12th. 
At Srinagar occasional individuals were seen througliout the month of April. 
The Larger Kite — Milvus melanotis, Temm. & Schl. 
On the journey up on April 2nd I noticed the first nests of this Kite about the 
neighbourhood of Rampur, and they became more numerous as Srinagar was ap- 
proached. In Srinagar the birds were common and the nests were not easy to secure 
as the majority of them were placed in the huge smooth limbed Chenar trees in 
situations that no chmber could I’each without ropes and ladders. These nests 
were for the most part very large solid structures, possibly added to from year to 
year, two or three times the size of the majority of the nests built in the plains by 
the common Milvus govinda. 
A few nests were found in mulberry trees, at a comparatively low height, and 
these nests were but small and untidy. Two or three nests were also found in 
poplar trees. 
The following clutches of eggs were actually taken. (The measurements in 
miUimetres are appended) : — 
April 7th : one fresh egg (nest not seen), 54 '5 X 44 '5. 
April 9th : c/3 moderately incubated eggs taken from the side bough of 
a huge Chenar tree, only reached -with rope and ladder after 
an hour’s work. Rest large and massive. 59 '5 x 46, 57 '5 x 
47, 56 X 48. 
April 13th : c/2 moderately incubated eggs taken from one of three small 
mulberry trees growing on a small island in the middle of the 
Dhal lake. The nest was small and shallow and thickly lined 
with dirty rags and fragments of rubbish. 56 X 45 : 58 X 44'5. 
April 13th : c/2 fresh eggs taken from a small nest on the summit ota 
medium sized mulberry tree. 55 ‘5 X 44 '5, 58 '5 X 43. 
April 19th : c /2 fresh eggs taken from a comparatively small and untidy 
nest built about 30 feet from the ground on the side bough 
of a small Chenar tree in a small farm yard on the river bank. 
Both birds came soaring round and attacked the chmber in a 
very determined manner, stooping right through the branches 
. at him, and on one occasion actually drawing blood from his 
scalp. 56-5 X 44-5, 57'5 X 45. 
April 23rd ; c/2 fresh eggs taken from a rather large nest built about 35 to 
40 feet from the ground in one of a row of poplar trees on the 
golf course. 
In Srinagar the Larger Kite is in no sense a jungle Kite but occupies exactl}' 
the place of Milvus govinda in the plains of the Punjab ; it is not however so num- 
erous. The greater size and the white wing patches are very marked in most of 
the birds, but there are of course a large number of individuals which would hardly 
be distinguishable from the common species. 
The Marsh Harrier — Circus eeruginosus (L.) 
Single examples of the Marsh Harrier were seen on April 13th, April 19th and 
April 30th. 
The Blue Rock Dove — Coluniba livia, Bonnaterre. 
Seen in small numbers, mostly about the hills, but no specimens were collected 
for subspecific identification. 
