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crammed with them, evidently swallowed without any meat — 

 the largest of these bones was part of the vertebrae of an ox. 

 * * * ^ g.jod quantity of the hau- of the rock rabbit 

 fHierax capensisj was also found in this bird's stomach. The 

 iris in this sj^ecies is double, the outer ring broad and bright 

 scarlet, the inner ring light greyish brown — the eye is very 

 small for the size of the bird — bill pale, cere and base blueish, 

 tarsi and feet ash-colour." 



The adult bird of this species is figured in pi. 1 of Dr. 

 Kiippell's work on the " Birds of North-East Africa," from 

 which I have already quoted. 



SPECIMEN^ OP GYPAETTJS MEBLDIONALIS. 



No. 1. S adiilt Lamalmon Mountains, Abyssinia... Mr. Yerreaux. 



No. 2. J immature... Natal Mr. Ayres. 



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