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Young.—Colour deep shining brown; wing coverts towards 
points with large oval greyish white spots ; under tail coverts 
and secondary quill feathers terminated by large spots of the 
same colour, andthe flanks and thighs are sprinkled with others 
of a smaller size. 
Inhabits Africa and Hurope,—common in Egypt. 
Le petite Aigle, Buff. L’Aigle tachete, Cuv. Reg. Animal. 
Aquila heliaca, Savig. Top of head and occiput rufous; 
the feathers edged with a brighter tint; body above, shining 
brown ; beneath, black-brown, with the exception of the belly 
which is rufous-yellow ; part of the upper wing coverts white. 
Tail grey-ash with irregular black bands, each feather with a 
very broad black band towardsits point, and tipt with yellowish. 
Eyes whitish yellow; nostrils linear, with the upper edge 
notched. Length about two feet anda half; female three feet. 
Young.—Head and neck straw-coloured and whitish ; upper 
parts of neck and back brown, lightest along the middle of the 
feathers ; the under parts straw-coloured and striped longitudi- 
nally with brown-black. 
Inhabits Egypt and Europe. 
Aigle de Thebes, Savig. Ois. d’ Egypt. Falco Imperialis, 
Nam. Aquila mogilnik, Gmel. 
Aquila Vulturina, Shaw. Bill blackish blue, verging here 
and there to a light horn-colour; cere deep yellow; eyes red- 
dish brown ; space between them and bill pretty thickly set 
with black bristles ; back and tail coverts white ; plumage else- 
where deep black; tail more rounded than in the foregoing 
species ; toes deep yellow; claws black. Length from bill to 
base of tail seventeen inches; length of latter twelve inches ; 
expanse of wings about seven feet. 
Young.—Head, back, and sides of neck, clear reddish tawny, 
inclined to a pale chesnut, the interscapular and shoulder 
feathers dirty brown, edged, and strongly tipt with tawny ; the 
back a mixture of chesnut, brownish black, and dirty reddish 
white. Below reddish brown of various tints, with the centres 
of feathers blackish or blackish brown ; legs light tawny. 
Inhabits South Africa. 
Falco Vulturinus, Shaw, Zool. vol. vii. p. 58. Le Caftre, 
Le Vaill. Dassie-vanger and Berghaan of the Cape Colonists. 
Aquila rapax. Baill livid blue towards base, dark horn- 
coloured at tip ; cere yellow ; eyes reddish brown ; front, crown, 
neck, interscapulars, and back, pale tawny, with here and there 
brownish variegations ; tail coverts tawny or dirty white ; 
shoulders varied tawny and dark brown; scapulars blackish 
brown, more or less distinctly tipt with reddish white. Primary 
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