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on the 6th. Numbers were seen following the course of the 
Sihoun on their northward migration. 
5. Falco peregrinus_, Tunst. 
Common and resident throughout the mountains. 
6. Falco subbuteo^ L. 
Not uncommon. Specimens were obtained in the moun¬ 
tains and at Mersivan. 
7. Falco ^salon_, Tunst. 
Occasionally observed. 
8. Falco vespertinus, L. 
Seen in flocks near Kaisariyeh^ and found breeding at Bo- 
ghaslu-khan_, a village further to the north. 
9. Falco cenchris, Naum. 
Very common in the interior, where it breeds in old castles 
and under the roofs of the village houses. At Boghaslii-khan, 
having imprudently given baksheesh for some eggs of this 
bird, our night’s rest was disturbed by the arrival of about 
forty settings at intervals. 
10. Falco tinnunculus, L. 
Common everywhere, and resident. 
11. Elanus c^ruleus (Desf.). 
A pair of these birds was repeatedly observed during our 
stay at Zebil; but they always managed to keep just out of shot. 
Their flight was rather peculiar, consisting of half a dozen 
flaps of the wing in very quick succession, followed by a long 
sail. They were often noticed chasing the Stock Doves, but 
were never seen to strike any. Their occurrence in winter 
and in so cold a climate is rather singular. 
12. Haliabtus albicilla (L.). 
During the early part of April a pair frequented the valley 
of the Sihoun ; and later on the species was found nesting in 
low cliffs in the interior. 
13. Haliabtus LEUCORYPHUS (Pallas). 
Repeatedly and closely observed at Zebil. The very marked 
colouring of the tail makes this species easy to distinguish 
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