12 Mr. E. Blyth on the Birds of India. 
times not at all present, in examples from the Himalaya and 
Bengal. 
Genus Mach^rhamphus, Westerman. 
34. M. alcinus, Westerm. (Bijd. t. d. Dierk. i. fig. p. 29). 
Hah. Malayan peninsula ( non vidimus ). 
Subfam. Elanin^:. 
Genus Elanus, Savigny. 
35. E. melanopterus (Lev. Ois. d’Afr. pi. 36). 
Syn. Falco melanopterus, Daudin. F. clamosus, Shaw. F. 
sonninensis et F. vociferus, Latham. E. ceesius, Savigny. E. 
minor, Bonap. 
Hah. Africa; S. Asia and its archipelago; straggling rarely 
into the S. of Europe : common in India. 
Subfam. Circaetin^e (Snake Eagles). 
Genus Circaetus, Vieillot. 
36. C. gallicus. (PI. Enl. 413; Gould, B. E. pi. 13.) 
Syn. Falco gallicus, Gmelin. F. leucopsis, Bechstein. F. 
longipes, Nilsson. Aquila hrachydactyla, Meyer. A. leucam- 
phomma, Borkh. A.pygargus, Brisson. C. leucopsis et C. anguina, 
Brehm. 
Hab. Europe, Asia, and Africa: common on the plains of 
India, and preying chiefly on snakes. 
Genus Spilornis, Gray. 
37. S. cheela (Gould, Cent. Him. B. pi. 1) *. 
Syn. Falco cheela, Daudin. Hamatornis undulatus, Vigors. 
Circaetus nipalensis, mithilensis, tavayensis, et maculatior, Hodg¬ 
son. Buteo hacha, Franklin et Sykes. B. melanotis, Jerdon 
(young). Hcematornis spilogaster, Blyth (intermediateplumage). 
Hab. India generally, and Ceylon ; Andaman Islands ; Indo- 
* After this species should come 
37*. S. elgini. Hamatornis elgini, Tytler, MS. 
Hab. Andaman Islands. (See Mr. Blyth’s letter below.)— Ed. 
