the legs feathered to the toes, iueliules some of the best known Birds 

 of Prey such as the Golden Eagle (Aqiii/a chri/sartus) (890), ranging over 

 Europe, N. Asia, and N. America, the Imperial Eagle (.1. heliacii) (891), 

 and its Spanish ally {A. adalberti) '893), the Spotted Eagle [A. mactilata) 

 (892), Verreaux's Eagle {A. verreauwi) (894), and the Great Wedge-tailed 

 Eagle of Australia [Urouetus audd.c] (895), which forms a connecting 

 link between the true Eagles and the Ltemmergeiers. The Golden Eagle 

 still breeds in some numbers in the hiirhlands of Scotland and in Ireland, 



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and the Spotted Eagle is an occasional straggler to our shores. Tl 



immature (iolden Eagle has a large anujunt of white on the basal half of 

 the tail-feathers, and is often mistaken lor the young of the Sea Eagle, 

 a very ditt'ercnt species [see Case 51]. 



Next in order come the Rough-legged Buzzards, or Buzzard-l"2agles as [Case 50. j 

 they have been called (Archibtiten), represented by A. luyopus (896), 

 which ranges over Enrope and Siberia to Alaska, and its N. American 

 ally (A. sancti-jo/iaiutix) (897 1, the I'ormcr being a fairly common 

 autumn visitor to Great Britain. The liufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle 

 (Lnpliolriorrhis kienvr'i) (898) is a remarkably handsome crested form 

 from India and the Indo-^Ialayan countries, and it is interesting to note 

 that another species of the genus is a native of North-western iSouth 

 America. 



The Booted Eagle {EiUolinuetus pcniialus) (899) and Bonelli's Eagle 

 (E. fusciutua] (900), botli from Soutiieru Europe and India, aie well- 

 known Ijird.s; and a \ery striking Afi'iean ally, the Black-crested Eagle 

 {Lopli(i(i'ctiis occipitalis) (901 J, is also shown. The Bird-nesting Eagle 

 [Ictiiiuiiiis (iiulaijensis) (902), inhabiting the ludo-^Ialayan countries, 

 spends most of its time on the wing Iniuting for nests and lives entirely 

 on eggs and young birds. It not infrequeutly carries off nest aiul all 

 in its talons, and examines the contents as it sails lazily away. 



Other allies are the Ilawk-lOaglcs [Spiziu'tus and Spi-ias/ur) (903- iC'ii>e-J0.1 

 907), represented by four species of which the finest is undoubtedly the 

 magnificent Crowned species {S. coronulas) (904) from Tropical Africa. 

 All the remainder of the Aipdliiue belong to the bare-legged section with 

 the tarsus unfeathcrcd. The African Buzzard-Eagle [Asturinvla mono- 

 (/raminica) (909) and the Laughing Hawk (Hcrpctotlieres cuchinnans) 

 (908) are among the smaller members, the former, like the Chanting 

 Goshawk already mentioned above, Ijcing remarkable among Birds of 

 Prey for its mellow wliistlnig. 



At the foot of this Case will be found the Short-toed Eagle {Cir- (Jii>eol.| 

 C(ieit<s (/alliens) (911) of Southern and Central Europe, etc., and several 

 species of Serpeut-Eagle l^Spiloniis), the crested form {S. cheelii) (914j 

 of India being a specially handsome bird. As their name implies, both 

 these and the Short-toed Eagles feed principally on snakes and other 



