Indian Birds 



Very common in N. India ; rare in the 

 south. 



148. Haliaetus leucoryphus : Pallas's Fishing 

 Eagle. (F. 1223), (J. 42), (+V ; nearly half as 

 big again as the kite.) 



A large brown bird with whitish forehead, 

 chin, and throat, and a broad white band 

 (4 inches wide) across the tail, about three 

 inches from the tip. This is the sign-manual of 

 this species, and on this account Jerdon calls 

 it " The Ring-tailed Fish Eagle." 



Not found in S. India. 



" All the fish-eagles," writes C. H. Donald 

 in The Indian Field, " have loud resonant 

 calls, anything but melodious, and each and all 

 seem to love hearing their own voices. H. 

 leucoryfhus in the plains of the Punjab may 

 often be heard long before he is seen, particu- 

 larly when soaring, and though he himself may 

 only appear a wee speck in the heavens, his 

 call will be distinctly heard." 



This bird frequents rivers and marshes, and 

 is an inland rather than a seashore bird. 



149. Haliaetus leucogaster : The White- 

 bellied Sea-Eagle. (F. 1224), (J. 43), (V. ; a 

 little larger than the kite.) 



Head, neck, lower parts, and nearly the 



