290 On the Monkey -eating Eagle of the Philippines. 



represents the bird in a very characteristic attitude and may 

 be compared with the plate in the ' Ibis ' for 1897, p. 214, 

 which was drawn from the type skin ; while the text-figure 



Text-figr. 4. 



Head of the Monkey-eating Eagle. 



herewith, which shews a front view of the head with the ruff 

 extended, gives a very good impression of the extraordinary 

 appearance of the bird when viewed from the front at a 

 short distance. 



