204 BIEDS OF EGYPT. 



The description is taken from two specimens shot by 

 myself in the Fayoom. 



Fig. Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 12. 



193. Haliaetus albicilla (Linn.). White-tailed Eagle. 



Von Heuglin (Orn. N. O. Afr. p. 52) states that this species 

 is a resident in Lower Egypt, where it frequents the lakes, as, 

 for instance, lake Menzaleh. It is usually to be seen in pairs 

 even during the winter months, at which season its numbers 

 appear to be recruited by visitors. He considers the Egyptian 

 specimens to belong to a small and possibly climatic variety 

 of the true H. albicilla. 



Adult. — Entke plumage ashy brown, palest on the under- 

 parts ; tail pure white ; beak and legs yellow ; irides pale brown. 



The immature bird has a brown tail and slate-coloured beak. 



Fig. Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 10. 



194. Aquila fulva (Linn.). Golden Eagle. 



This species is likewise said by Von Heuglin (Orn. N. O. 

 Afr. p. 44) to visit Lower Egypt occasionally and at irregular 

 intervals during the winter. 



Adult. — Head and neck rich rufous-brown ; remainder of 

 the plumage dark brown ; cere yellow ; beak horn-blue ; feet 

 yellow ; irides pale brown ; tarsus covered with feathers. It 

 has three large scales on each toe. 



Immature plumage. — Head and neck not so pronounced 

 rufous-brown ; the tail more or less barred with white at the 

 base, and the feathers of the tarsi more or less white. 



