71 



black with 4 bauds of a.sliy brown. Young 



browner above and more spotted with white 



below ; tail with (i l)ands. 



Spizaetns ti/rannns (Wied), Reis. Bras., i., p. 



300 (1820). [Rio Belmontel 



Tyrant Hawk-Eagle. 



Larger; length $ 38 in., wing 27.5. Above 

 dark sepii broAvn ; feathers of head and neck 

 with whitish broA\ii margins and white ba.ses ; 

 wings barred A\ith blackish ; tail with 6 bands 

 of ashy grey ; fore neck and chest dark 

 ijrown ; throat and under ])arts white, 

 sparingly spotted with dark brown, es})eeially 

 on Hanks. Young palei- above, more buffv 

 white belov.-, the spots nearly ab.sent and with 

 iibout 11 ban<ls on tail. 



>Spizaetus hellicosus (Daud.), Traite, ii., p. 38 

 (1800). [Great Namaqualatid.] 

 3Iartial Hawk-Easrle. 



Rather smaller ; above black ; wings brown ; 

 (|uills externally shaded with ])ale ashy grey, 

 and with a broad subterminal bantl of black ; 

 tail with 2 broad bauds of ashy grey and 

 remains of a thud ; throat black : below 

 yellowish buff, Avhiter towards vent, broadly 

 banded with black, the chest almost iniiform ; 

 under wing coverts chestnut. YVmng above 

 broAMi Avith indistinct darker bands and 

 Avhitish margins ; tail Avith 3 lighter l)ajids ; 

 beloAv Avhite. 



Spizaetus coronatas (Linn.), S.X.. ed. xii., i., 

 p. 124 (1766). [Guinea in W. Africa.] 

 CroAAued HaAvk-Easjle. 



Central and 

 S. America, 

 from Guate- 

 mala to S.E. 

 Brazil. 



S. -\lric;i, Iv 

 Africa, X. t(j 

 .Shea, 

 Abyssinia, 

 and Bogos- 

 land ; Nigeria. 



8. and W. 

 Africa. 



Smaller; length $ 32 in., Aving 20 ; <^ length 

 28 in., Aving 18.50, crest 2.8 in. ; aboAc 

 blackish broAvn, Avith joaler margins, especially 

 to feathers of head and hind neck ; Avings 

 paler, banded Avith dark broAAU ; tail ashy 

 broATO Avith 4 blackish broAv^n bands ; throat 

 AA'hite, AA'ith black central stripe ; chest faAvii 



