307 
1876. 
Mar, 28, 
Apr, 20, 
Buteo linoatus. 
|l A pair in deep woods in Doadhan making a groat out— 
i cry, they began with the usual .que- e-jD, then one ran this 
note through a series of variations, some of v^hich wore 
short hoarse screams, others choking cries almost like 
the stifled utteronces of a person undergoing strangula¬ 
tion. The other bird meanwhile kept up the usual scroanv- 
ing. Some of the cries just referred to were simply 
diabolical. These birds wore either fighting or mating; 
probably the latter, but the density of the intervening 
pines prevented us from getting a sight at them. It 
was evident, however, that they were flying at the 
time. Upon investigation I found their nest building 
about forty feet high, in the fork of a large pine. The 
ground under the tree was strewn v/ith sticks which the 
bird held dropped. 
Prazar visited the nest in Deadham to-day and found 
the female sitting on three eggs. He threw several 
stones at her before she v/ould fly off. 
