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build, with strong bills, and well curved claws. Nevertheless they 
appear to lack the courage and daring of falcons and hawks, as 
though unconscious of their powers; or it may be a knowledge of 
their strength and prowess, makes them unwilling to display them 
at every ‘“‘hand’s turn”, unless pushed to it. These birds are divided 
into :—True Eagles, Kite Eagles, Hawk Eagles, Serpent and Fishing 
Eagles. To a certain extent their courage and daring decline as 
we proceed down the line of sub-families, and species to some 
extent ; but you can’t adhere too closely to this rough and ready 
phase of eagle qualifications. From experience of these birds in 
their natural state Limnaétus Cristatellus (35) crested Hawk-eagle 
is considerably more daring and powerful than Neopus Malaiensis '32) 
Black Kite Eagle, so that priority in rank of precedence in aquiline 
characteristics would fall to Cristatellus. To a lesser degree however 
there exists a fair substratum of truth in the lineal descent presen- 
ted in the list. 
(i) TRUE EAGLES 
Genus Aquila, have long powerful wings, 4th and 5th quills the 
longest ; fierce and formidable looking birds ; bill longish, strong, 
fairly straight, arched and hooked towards the tip, margin sinuated ; 
tail longish; tarsus strong, moderately long and feathered ; toes 
protected by scales; claws strong; hind toe and claw powerful ; 
head like all the Raptores typically large ; irides dark. These are 
birds of large size and dark plumage. Imperial Eagle is found in the 
district. It appears to frequent in preference, the outskirts, near 
well wooded parts of the country. Golden Eagle is not met with 
here. It is more plentiful on western side of the Himalayas ; but 
its home appears to be Central Asia, where it is held in high esteem 
by the Kirghiz and other tribes. This magnificent bird has an 
expanse of wings of over 8 ft. I have seen some having a much 
bigger sweep of wings. 
(26) AQuILA CHRYSA‘TOS, Golden Eagle, is doubtless the mo- 
narch of this family. It presents a type of bird that would be a 
credit (2) to any country for strength and magnificence. Colour of 
the plumage is rich dark, umber brown with glossed orange brown 
markings about the head, nape, shoulders and fore part of the thigh 
coverts which give the bird a golden appearance, when reflected by 
the rays of the sun ; irides orange brown ; in size it is about 40 ins. 
Chrysactos frequents rugged, fairly bleak, mountain sides, it is trained 
to hunt deer and wolves. 
(27) AquiLa IMPERIALIS, Jinperial Eagle, is inferior to chrysaétos. 
It is more frequently seen at a lower elevation, and is-fairly plentiful 
in the Terai in the cold weather. It feeds chiefly on game-birds, 
pheasauts, florikaus aud smaller sized mammals when procurable. 
