206 BIRDS OF EGYPT. 



brown ; quills and tail dusky brown ; legs feathered down to 

 the feet ; feet, cere, and base of the bill yellow, remainder of 

 the beak horn -blue ; irides pale brown. 



Entire length 24 inches ; culmen 1-8; wing 18*0; tarsus 

 3-2. 



197. AauiLA N.EViA, Gm. Spotted Eagle. 



This is the most abundant species of Eagle in Egypt, but 

 it is less plentiful in Nubia. During my visit to the Fayoora 

 in February and March it was extremely plentiful, and was 

 generally to be seen sitting still by the water's edge. I fre- 

 quently found it devouring pieces of decomposing fish, which 

 appeared to form its chief food in theFayoom. 



Entire plumage brown, feathers on the head and neck with 

 pale edgings ; rump boldly mottled with white and pale 

 brown ; tail narrowly tipped with pale brown, and very 

 indistinctly barred; under tail-coverts buff, mottled with 

 brown. In younger specimens the chest, back, and wing- 

 coverts are marked on the centre of the feathers with cream- 

 colom-ed spots. Tarsus feathered ; cere and feet yellow ; 

 beak horn-blue ; irides brown. 



Entire length 24-28 inches ; culmen 2-4 ; wing, carpus to 

 tip, 18-5-20 ; tarsus 4. 



The descriptions are taken from Egyptian specimens in my 

 collection. 



Fig. Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 8. 



198. Aqdila Bonellii, Temm. BoneUi's Eagle. 



According to Von Heuglin (Orn. N. 0. Afr. p. 49) this 



