EAGLES. 77 
The Eagles (Aqguiline) are divided into two sections. The first, with 
the legs feathered to the toes, includes some of the best known Birds 
of Prey such as the Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaétus) (890), ranging over 
Kurope, N. Asia, and N. America, the Imperial Eagle (A. heliaca) (891), 
and its Spanish ally (4. adalberti) (898), the Spotted Eagle (4. maculata) 
(892), Verreaux’s Nagle (4. verreauxi) (894), and the Great Wedge-tailed 
Eagle of Australia (Uroaétus audax) (895), which forms a connecting 
link between the true Hagles and the Lammergeiers. The Golden Eagle 
still breeds in some numbers in the highlands of Scotland and in Ireland, 
and the Spotted Kagle is an occasional straggler to our shores. The 
immature Golden Hagle has a large amount of white on the basal half of 
the tail-feathers, and is often mistaken for the young of the Sea-Hagle, 
a very different species [see Case 51]. 
Next in order come the Rough-legged Buzzards, or Buzzard-Eagles as 
they have been called (Archibuteo), represented by A. lagopus (896), 
which ranges over Europe and Siberia to Alaska, and its N. American ally 
(A. sancti-johannis) (897), the former being a fairly common autumn- 
visitor to Great Britain, The Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle (Lopho- 
triorchis kieneri) (898) is a remarkably handsome crested form from 
India and the Indo-Malayan countries, and it is interesting to note that 
another species of the genus is a native of North-western South America. 
The Booted Eagle (Hutolmaétus pennatus) (899) and Bonelli’s Eagle 
(ZH. fasciatus) (900), both from Southern Europe and India, are well- 
known birds; and a very striking African ally, the Black-crested Eagle 
(Lophoaétus occipitalis) (801), is also shown. The Bird-nesting Eagle 
(Ictinaétus malayensis) (902), inhabiting the Indo-Malayan countries, 
spends most of its time on the wing hunting for nests and lives entirely 
on eggs and young birds. It not infrequently carries off nest and all 
in its talons, and examines the contents as it sails lazily away. 
Other allies are the Hawk-Eagles (Spizaétus and Spiziastur) (903- 
907), represented by four species, of which the finest is undoubtedly the 
magnificent Crowned species (S. coronatus) (904) from Tropical Africa. 
All the remainder of the Aqui/ine belong to the bare-legged section with 
the tarsus unfeathered. The African Buzzard-Eagle (Asturinula mono- 
grammica) ($08) and the Laughing Hawk (Herpetotheres cachinnans) 
($08) are among the smaller members, the former, like the Chanting 
Goshawk already mentioned above, being remarkable among Birds of 
Prey for its mellow whistling. 
At the foot of this Case will be found the Short-toed Eagle (Cire- 
aétus gallicus) (911) of Southern and Central Europe, etc., and several 
species of Serpent-Eagle (Spilornis), the crested form (8. cheela) (914) 
of India being a specially handsome bird. As their name implies, both 
these and the Short-toed Eagles feed principally on snakes and other 
[Case 49. ] 
[Case 50. ] 
[Case 50. | 
[Case 51.] 
