Birds from British East Africa and Uganda. 245 



a. S ad. W. of Mt. Leganisho, 5850 ft. Oct. 29. 



b. J imra. Lengototo, 6200 ft, Nov. 11. 



Total length in flesh : ad. 28 inches; imm. 27| inchrs. 

 Wing: ad. 518 mm.; imm. 530 mm. Weight of imma- 

 ture : 41 lbs. 



The adult is in good dress and not faded. Tlie immature 

 bird has some dark markings on both the upper and under 

 surface. 



The plate in Temminck's work represents a bird in first 

 dress. 



\_Ad. Irides lii^ht brown ; bill bluish horn, tip black, cere 

 yellow; feet yellow. Imm. Irides brown ; bill bluish horn, 

 cere yellow ; feet pale yellow. Common almost every- 

 where.] 



109. Lophotriorchis lucani. Lucan's Eagle. 

 Lophotriorchis lucani Sliarpe & Bouv. Bui. soc. zool. Fr. 



1877, p. 471 : Landaua, Congo. 



a. ? imm. Amala River, 5400 ft. Oct. 19. 



Total length in flesh : 21^^ inches. Wing : 395 mm. 



In clean and apparently first dress, having light tips to the 

 feathers of the head, back, wings, and rump. 



[Irides yellowish brown ; cere greenish ; bill blue, tip 

 black ; feet pale yellow. Appears to be scarce.] 



110. Spizaetus bellicosus. Martial Hawk Eagle. 



Falco bellicosus Daud, Traite, vol. ii. 1800, . p. 38: 

 Gt. Namaqualand — " entre le 28° Sud et le Tropique." 



a. ? ad. Nginyan River, 30 miles N.W. of Baringo, 

 2800 ft. Dec. 31. 



Total length in flesh : 33^ inches. Wing : 638 mm. 

 Weight : 11 lbs. 



In fine adult plumage. 



[Irides yellow ; bill black ; cere grey ; legs and toes bluish 

 white. Several of these magnificent eagles were seen near 

 the Narossura and Southern Guaso Nyiro Rivers. The one 

 shot was busy devouring a Hyrax in a tree. It seemed quite 

 unconcerned and allowed mc to approach within 40 yards.] 



