The Crested Honey Buzzard is fairly common about Lucknow from August to November, probably because bee-combs then abound; but is not so numerous during the colder months, a few only remaining throughout the year, the majority migrating to the hills for the hot and early portion of the rainy seasons.

These Buzzards, it should be noted, vary astoundingly in plumage, from light fulvous to almost black, so much so that it would not be an easy task to find two exactly alike. Such at any rate, is my experience.

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