136 
220q. Spilornis cheela davisont Hume, Stray Andaman 
220r. 
Feath., i., p. 307 (1873). [S. Andaman I., 
type in Brit. Mus.] 
Andaman Serpent-Eagle. 
Larger; wing 2 385-410 mm.; _ throat 
ashy ; chest pale ashy brown finely vermi- 
culated; below tawny, the white spots 
rounded, becoming bars on thighs; tail 
with the pale band, but a distinct basal one 
brown. 
Spilornis cheela palawanensis W. Sclat., 
Bull. B.O.C., x1., p. 38 (1919). [9 Palawan, 
type in Brit. Mus.] 
Palawan Serpent-Eagle. 
Wing 380-410 mm. “ Perhaps closest to 
the Andaman race (S. c. davisont) but 
distinguished by the richness of its colour- 
ing and its breast being marked with narrow 
transverse bands of dusky and rufous 
brown—these bands often extending on to 
the throat.... The spots on lower breast 
and abdomen are large, conspicuous, and 
white. ”’ 
221. Spilornis minimus Hume, Stray Feath., 
i., p. 464 (1873). [Kamorta, Nicobar Is., 
type in Brit. Mus.] 
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle. 
Very small and pale form ; wing 3 288-291 
2 295-300 mm.; head and crest (shorter) 
brownish black with paler edgings ; tail 
with the terminal and median bands dusky 
brown instead of black, the subterminal 
and basal bands light brown ; throat and 
chest pale fulvous brown without vermicu- 
lations ; bands on primaries below as well 
as tips dusky brown instead. of black. 
Islands. 
Palawan I. 
(Philippines), 
Balabac I. 
Nicobar Is 
(Kamorta, 
Trinkut, _ 
Katchal, Little 
Nicobar). 
