24 Messrs. Robinson and Kloss on Birds from the 
coasts of the Malay Peninsula and extends for some distance 
inland wherever there is much rice-cultivation. Nearly every 
small island has a breeding pair of these birds, the nest being 
an enormous mass of sticks, placed in some lofty tree and 
added to from year to year. Some of these nests are known 
to have endured for at least thirty or forty years, and have 
become conspicuous land-marks on the coast. 
52. Haliaetus leucoryphus. 
Haliaetus leucoryphus (Pall.) ; Sharpe, tom. cit. p. 308. 
We obtained two immature specimens on Pulau Langkawi 
which are probably referable to this species and not to H. 
leucogaster. The locality shews a considerable extension in 
range, H. leucoryphus not having been hitherto recorded from 
any part of the Malay Peninsula. One of the specimens was 
the cause of a rather amusing incident. It was flying at a 
very considerable height and I had challenged Seimund to 
bring it down with a shot from his choke barrel. He suc¬ 
ceeded, with the result, however, that it fell from the height 
of about sixty yards through the roof of a Chinaman's house 
and through his mosquito net into his bed, where he was 
having a peaceful nap after a pipe or so of opium. He 
bounced out in a great state of alarm and indignation, and 
it took some time to quiet him down and explain that the 
end of the world had not arrived. The momentum of a 
fifteen pound bird falling from a height of sixty yards is by 
no means inconsiderable. 
53. Haliastur intermedius. 
Haliastur intermedius Gurney ; Sharpe, tom. cit. p. 314, 
The range in the Peninsula, distribution, and habits are 
precisely as in Haliaetus leucogaster , except that whereas that 
species is rarely seen .except in pairs, this bird is often met 
with in numbers, especially on or near the fishing-stages 
when the catch is landed. 
54. Microhierax fringillarius. 
Microhierax fringillarius (Drap.) ; Sharpe, tom. cit. p.367. 
The Pygmy Falconet is fairly numerous throughout the 
