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Some specimens are dark brown all over. In old birds 
there are faint rusty barrings on the thigh coverts and vent. 
Jn young birds the head and neck are rufous-brown or dark 
brown ; the upper plumage much as in adults, but with dark 
shaft-stripes ; tail coverts paler ; lower parts dark brown, or 
pale rufous, with dark shaft-stripes, except on the abdomen ; 
upper surface of tail as in adults, but under surface pale brown 
instead of whitish-gray. 
Bill pale blue at the base, blackish at the tip; iris pale 
brown ; cere yellow ; legs and feet yellow. 
Male : length 20; wing 15; tail 8°5; tarsus 2°4; mid-toe 
without claw 1°60; bill from gape 1-4. 
Females larger : length 22 ; wing 15°75. 
Distribution.—An occasional visitor to the Island ; speci- 
mens have been recorded from Colombo and Kandy. It is 
found, mainly as a winter visitor, throughout India, and 
occasionally in Burma. It also occurs in Southern Europe, 
South-western and Central Asia, and the greater part of 
Africa. 
Habits, &:c.—A bold and active little Eagle, which preys on 
squirrels, birds, &c., being very fond of poultry and pigeons. 
It may be found both in wooded country and about inhabited 
places. It generally breeds north of the Himalayas, but a 
nest has been found in Southern India. It is of the same 
description as the nest of the last species, and is placed in a 
tree. The two eggs are greenish-white, and measure about 
2°13 by 1:78. 
LopHOTRIORCHIS KIENERI (Blanford, Vol. III., p. 345; 
Legge, p. 42). 
The Rufous-bellied Hawk Eagle. 
Description.—Adult: Whole upper plumage and sides of 
head and neck glossy-black ; wing quills black, tinged with 
brown ; tail feathers dark brown with indistinct black bars ; 
the underside of the wing and tail is gray with dark ends and 
bars. Chin, throat, and breast white ;- remainder of lower 
parts, including the wing lining, chestnut-red, streaked with 
bold black shaft-stripes. 
