Gazetteer of the Bannu District 1883 [Punjab]

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3Common serpent sen ... ) Circestus gallicus. R a

4White-tailed Sea eagie ... | Poliocetus ichthyatus ... | Breeds in Lower Hazara.

5Long-legged buzzard ... | Buteo canescens acs vommcr in Hazara in autumn and

6winter

7White-eyed buzzard... | Poliornis teesa ... ... | Common in spring.

8Heo Harrier __.., ... | Circus cyaneus.

9Maroon-backed kite _.., | Haliastur Indus ;

10The common Pariah kite | Milyus Govinda ... | Also a large species of this bird is

11found in unfrequented places.

12Crested honey buzzard ... | Pernis cristata.

13Roek horned owl . | Urrua Bengalensia _... | Common near Abbott-abad.

14Indian Scops owl ...| Ephialtes Pennatus,

15Collared pigmy owlet,} Glancinium Brodie ... | Common, from 5,000 to 9,000 feet

16ealled the widow bird.

17The natives of the district are poor sportsmen. Only a few of the

18better classes take any interest in sport, ;and these few use their hawks

19oftener than they do their guns.

20The principal fish of the district is the well known Mahésir,

21' sometimes called the Indian Salmon. It has been

22iy caught up to a size of 60 pounds, and varies from

23that size to 5 pounds. It is plentiful in the Indusand Jhelum, and in the

24lower half of the course of the Siran and Harroh. The Siran would afford

25excellent fishing but for the netting and spearing of fish by village

26sportsmen.