222 FALCONIDiE. 



Ilarpvhaliaetus coronatus, Lafr. R. Z. 1842, p. 173; Scl 8f Salv. 



Nmnencl. p. 119 (1873). 

 Circaetus solitarius, Cab. ^- Tsch. Arch.f. Natiirg. 1844, p. 264 ; Tsch. 



Faun. Peruan., Vikj. p. 94, Taf. 2 (1844). 

 Astiirina azaroe, Kaup, Isis, 1847, p. 209. 

 Thrasaetus coronata, Bp. Consp. i. p. 29 (1850). 

 Urubitoniis solitaria, Verr. P. Z. S. 1856, p. 14; Salv. P. Z. S. 1870, 



p. 214 ; Scl. cS- Salv. Nomcncl. p. 119 (1873). 

 Astui-ina coronata, Schl. Mus. P.-B, Asturinaj, p. 12 (1862). 



Adult. Above ashy brown, with a chocolate gloss, and having a 

 distinct shade of greyish on the least wing-coverts and interscapulary 

 feathers ; a long occipital crest, the feathers of which are darker 

 than the crown ; a broad streak behind the eye huffy white, with 

 narrow dark centres to the feathers ; sides of face and of neck 

 whitish, with ashy brown centres to the feathers ; the upper margin 

 of the ear- coverts entirely ashy brown ; under surface of body clear 

 ashy brown, with whity brown margins to the thigh-feathers and 

 under tail-coverts, broader on the latter ; thighs blackish, deepening 

 in colour towards the tarsal joint ; under wing-coverts clear ashy, 

 much varied with white streaks and margins to the feathers ; quiUs 

 blackish, the primaries externally shaded with grey near the base, 

 the secondaries ashy grey, mottled with black and narrowly tipped 

 with whitish, before which is a broad subterminal band of black, 

 the inner secondaries like the back ; rump and upper tail-coverts 

 deep ashy brown, the latter broadly tipped with white ; tail black, 

 narrowly tipped with white, and crossed with a broad median band 

 of white, with remains of a second band nearer the base of the outer 

 feathers ; beak bluish horn-colour, clear yellow at base ; feet deep 

 yeUow ; iris reddish brown. Total length 33 inches, culmen 3, 

 wing 22-2, tail 13-5, tarsus 5-1. 



Hab. The same as that of the genus. 



a. Ad. St. S. America. Purchased. 



b. Jiiv. st. S. America. E. Wilson, Esq. [P.]. 



c. Var. st. Chili. Purchased. 



35. MORPHNUS. 



Type. 



Morphnus, Cuv, Seffne An. i. p. 318 (1817) M. giiianensis. 



Range. Amazonia and Guiana, ranging into Panama. 



1. Morphnus guianensis. 



Petit Aigle de la Guiane, 3Iaud. Enc. Meth. p. 1257 (1784). 



Falco giiianensis, Daud. Traite, ii. p. 78 (1800, ex Maudtiyt). 



Falco sonnini, Shaio, Gen. Zool. vii. p. 67 (1809). 



Falco delicatus, Shaw, torn. cit. p. 68 (1809). 



Morphnus guianensis, Cuv. Rbgne An. i. p. 318 (1817) ; Gray, Gen, 



B. i. p. 15 (1845) ; Bp. Consp. i. p. 30 (1850); Strickl. Orn. Syn. 



p. 24 (1855) ; Btinn. Th. Bras. ii. p. 6(5 (1856) ; Gray, Hand-l. B. 



i. p. 16 (1869) ; Pelz. Orn. Bras. pp. 4, 397 (1871) ; Scl. S,- Salv. 



Nomencl. Av. Neotr. p. 120 (1873). - 

 Spizaetus variegatus, Bonn, et Vieill. Enc. Meth. iii. p. 1257 (1823). 

 Morphnus sonnini, Steph. Gen. Zool. .xiii. p. 18 (1825). 



