ACCIPITRES- AQUILID.E 201 



parts and axillarics white. Bill black, yellow at base below. Cere, 

 lej,'s and feet yellow. Iris carmine. Winj,' 258-283. Tarsus 32-34. 

 Bill from cere 16-19 (H.). Young : above grey brown, wing coverts 

 black, quills and axillaries with white tips ; beneath white tinged 

 rufous with dark brown shaft streaks. Iris grey brown. 



Resident. — Spain and Portugal (rare), N.W. Africa, Egypt ; and 

 through entire Africa and S. Asia as far as Burmah. Of 

 exceptional occurrence in C. and W. Europe ; rcj^jrted twice 

 from Belgium and Germany and once from Ireland. 



CiRCAETUS. 



Tarsus bare, covered with hexagonal scales ; nasal and 

 rictal l)ristles well developed ; resemble Buzzards in heavy 

 flight ; food, reptiles, fish, insects, etc. ; nest in trees, bushes, 

 or cliffs; egg, one, white. Genus chiefly African. 



Circaetus gallicus (Gmelin). S}{Ort-toed Eagle. Fr. 

 Jean-le-blanc ; Ger. Schlangenadler ; Ital. Biancone. 



^ 2 Plumage varies ; above brown, basal part of inner web 

 of primaries white, secondaries white with dark bars ; beneath 

 throat and chest uniform brown or in some showing white 

 margins ; or crown sometimes white with brown central streaks, 

 and underparts almost entirely white with a few light brown 

 tips. Bill greyish black. Cere yellowish to white. Legs and 

 feet dull flesh colour. Iris yellow. Wing 5 10-560. Tarsus 90-95. 

 Bill from cere 36-39 (H.). 



Breeds. — C. and S. France, Spain and Portugal, N. Africa 

 (Morocco to Egypt), Italy to N. Germany and Poland, C. and S. 

 Russia, Balkan Peninsula and Greece ; also W. Asia to India 

 and China. Migrates ; occurs in winter Arabia and C. Africa. 



Pandion. 



Tarsus short and bare ; outer toe reversible ; soles of 

 feet rough ; i)ill short ; nostrils oval ; nuchal feathers elongated ; 

 food ciiiefly flsh ; nest on trees or rocks. 



Pandion haliaetus haliaetus (P.). Osprev. Fr. Bal- 



busard ; (irr. Fis( hadlcr ; /Ar/. Falco pescatore ; S':L'ed. Fiskljuse. 

 (^ ? Above dark brown, crown and nape huffish white, crown 



