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Capt. L. H. Irby on Birds 
cc I annex the dimensions of the first three specimens of F. baby- 
lonicus, in inches and tenths — 
Spec. 
Locality. 
Long. tota. 
alae. 
caudae. 
tarsi. 
dig. med. 
1 . 
Oudh .. 
17*3 
13* 
7*0 
1*95 
2*05 
2. 
Babylon. 
17*0 
12*5 
6-6 
1*95 
1*95 
3. 
Abyssinia 
18*0 
12*8 
6*5 
2*00 
1*95 
6. Falco chicquera. 
A common resident; usually seen in the wooded parts of the 
country. 
7. Hypotiiiorchis subbuteo. (Hobby.) 
Two seen in Oudh in September 1858. 
8. Tinnunculus alaudarius. (Kestrel.) 
Common throughout the cold season; occasionally seen 
during the rains. 
9. Tinnunculus cenchris. (Lesser Kestrel.) 
Seen in the cold season. 
10. Elanus melanopterus. (Black-winged Elanus.) 
Not uncommon in woody country during the cold season, 
especially in the jungles near Khyreegurh. 
11. ClRCAETUS GALLICUS. 
Seen occasionally in the cold season. 
12. Circus ^ruginosus. (Marsh Harrier.) 
Most abundant during the cold season near all swamps and 
jheels: is very annoying to the wild-fowl shooter, driving up 
the ducks, but never seems to catch any but wounded ones. The 
adult birds are more frequently seen than the immature. 
13. Circus swainsonit. (Pallid Harrier.) 
Very common in the cold season in open cultivated country. 
14. Circus cinerascens. (Montagu’s Harrier.) 
Found in the same localities as C. swainsonii } and is perhaps 
more numerous. 
15. Circus melanoleucos. (Pied Harrier.) 
Very abundant near the rivers Choka and Gogra, on the plains 
