Birds' J'^i/gs in the Transvaal j\fuseinn. 07 



{h) Texture rougher ; surface much cleaner and chalky 

 looking ; faint gloss. 



Colour. White, with a few aniall hut hold spots of dark 

 reddish sepia-brown, mostly at the lower end. 



Size. G9-2 x 54-0 mm. 



518. Aquila wahlbergi, Sund. (Wahlberg's Eagle.) 



One egg : Oct. 1895. Pienaar's lliver, Pretoria District. 

 Transvaal : taken by P. Krantz. 



►Sha})e rough rounded oval ; texture fairly smooth and 

 surface dull. 



Size. d7'5 X •18*5 mm. 



CoIoH)'. Ground-colour dirty white, with splashes, |)arti- 

 cularly nt obtuse end, of ])ale olive-brown — possibly faded. 



520. EuTOLMAiiTUS sriLOGASTEK, [Dubus] Bp. (African 

 Hawk Eagle.) 



Clutch 2 : 9. 7. 04. Matabeleland : taken by 0. Wilde. 



Male bird shot off nest ; eggs somewhat incubated. 



Shape a slightly ta])ering oval ; texture rough and surface 

 dull. 



Colour. Ground-colour white. In the first egg the obtuse 

 end is thickly spotted with brown, the rest of the surface 

 being sparsely marked with small spots, except in some 

 places, where the spots are confluent and give a splashed 

 appearance. In the second egg the surface is not nearly so 

 heavily marked ; spots are chiefly at lower end, whilst over 

 nearly the whole of the lower half there is an almost con- 

 tinuous under-surface wash of faint pale brown. The obtuse 

 end is almost free from colour. 



Sizes. 6'j"5 X 53*5 ; G'J*0 x 52"7 nun. 



521. EuTOLMAJ'h'us BELLicosus (Daud.). (Martial Eagle.) 

 One egg : 11.4.03. Uietfontcin, Potchefstroom District, 



Transvaal : e coll. Austin Roberts. 

 Size. 81'0 x G5'5 mm. 



Shape a rounded slightly tapering oval ; texture very 

 rough and with slight calcareou: nodule.- ; surface dull. 



