IJ4 PANDION HALIAETUS. 



tail in length, being only about an inch and a half longer. 

 The hind toe has four large scales or scutella ; the rest, 

 which are longer, and nearly equal to each other in 

 size, have each three entire scutella. The claws of the 

 first and foiu'th toes are larger than those of the others. 



The bill is brownish-black, at the base bluish, as well 

 as along the edges toward the angle of the mouth ; the 

 cere light greyish-blue ; the irides deep yellow ; the 

 feet pale greyish-bine ; the claws black. 



The general colour of the upper parts is deep brown, 

 beautifully glossed with light purple, the margins and 

 tips of the feathers pale brown or brownish-white. 

 The crown of the head and the occipital region are 

 yellowish-white, each feather with a central streak of 

 dark brown ; the sides of the head white ; a broad 

 blackish-brown band from the eye down the side of 

 the neck, blending with the general colour of the back. 

 The quills are dark brown, the primaries towards the 

 end brownish-black and glossed with purple, the shafts 

 light brown at the base, darker towards the end, the 

 inner webs barred with greyish-white. The tail light 

 or hair brown, faintly barred with darker ; the inner 

 webs, except of the two middle feathers, with con- 

 fluent spots of greyish-white, the tips yellowish-white. 

 The whole of the lower parts is white, except the 

 lower part of the neck and upper part of the breast, 

 which have commonly a number of light brownish- red 

 streaks, and the lower wing-coverts, which are mottled 

 with brown. 



Length 23 inches, extent of wings 60 ; bill 1 J along 

 the back, IJ to the tip of the lower mandible ; tarsus 

 2^ ; hind toe 1, its claw 1 J, ; outer toe li, its claw If ; 



