35 



— Case P), numbering about twelve species, noteworthy forms 

 are the Griffon, Egyptian, Nubian, Pondicherry, and Bengal 

 Vultures— the largest of the Old World Birds of Prey. They 

 inhabit Africa, India, and Southern Europe. The Vultures grade 

 almost insensibly into the Eagles, through the so-called Eagle- 

 Vultures of Africa and the noted Bearded Vulture or Lammer- 

 geyer of Central Europe and Northern India. The true Eagles 

 {Aqutliiia;) again merge gradually into the Buzzards, which are 

 in structure and habits only lesser Eagles. The typical Eagles are 

 represented in North America (see Case C) by the Golden and 

 Bald or White-headed Eagles, the so-called " Bird of Washington " 

 or Washington Eagle proving to be merely a young Bald Eagle. 

 Noteworthy forms among the Old World Eagles (Cases P and Q) 

 are the Imperial Eagle, the African Sea-Eagle, and the Kamtschat- 

 kan Sea-Eagle, a fine example of which latter may be seen in the 

 collection. The celebrated Harpy Eagle, and the Guianan Eagle 

 are among the most imposing of the Eagles of tropical America 

 (Case I). The Buzzards, numerous in all parts of the world, are 

 well exemplified by our common " Hen-Hawks " (genus Biiteo — 

 see Case C). The Eagle-Buzzard group includes about one hun- 

 dred and twenty species. The Fishhawk or Osprey, almost 

 cosmopolitan in distribution, is the sole representative of the 

 subfamily Fandionime (see Case C). The Harriers (subfamily 

 CircincB) consists of about twenty species, represented everywhere, 

 of which our Marsh Hawk is a fair example (see Case C). The 

 Kites (subfamily Milviim— about thirty species) are long-winged, 

 slender, graceful birds, of which the most beautiful (though not 

 the most typical) is the Swallow-tailed Kite of the warmer parts 

 of America (Case C). South American and Old World forms may 

 be seen in Cases I and Q. The Carrion-Buzzards (subfamily 

 Polyboriiuc. — eight or ten species) are restricted to tropical and 

 subtropical America (see Case I) ; in habits they somewhat re- 

 semble the New World Vultures. The so-called Caracara Eagle 

 (Case C) is a typical representative of the group. The true Hawks 

 (subfamily AccipitrincE. — about seventy species) are short-winged, 

 impetuous birds, and include the " Chicken- Hawks," Goshawks, 

 Sparrow-Hawks, and their allies. They are numerous in species, 

 having representatives everywhere (see Cases C, I, and Q). The 



