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dish brown. I add, that I never yet saw a specimen with such 
huge white scapular patches, as he represents. 
Since the above was written, the following remarks on the 
nidification of this species by Mr. C. Farman, have appeared in 
the Ibis for 1869. 
“ Of all the Hagles to be met with in this country, this is by 
far the most common, and it breeds in great numbers in all 
parts of Central Bulgaria. 
“‘ Nidification commences at the end of March or beginning of 
April, the 8th of April being the earliest date at which I have 
found the eggs (some thirty of which I have taken). I have, 
however, taken fresh eggs of this bird as late as the first week 
in May. Its favourite place for building its eyrie is on an iso- 
lated tree, or where the trees are scattered about at some dis- 
tance from one another, or a clump of two or three, at the most, 
standing alone in the open country, but where there is little or 
no cultivation. 
“he nest is little more than a large flat platform of coarse 
sticks, about three feet six inches in diameter and piled up to the 
height of eighteen inches or two feet, but in some old nests much 
higher. The interior is slightly concave, and lined with a few 
smaller twigs and a little dry grass, wool, pieces of old rag, or 
any other small rubbish that comes within their ken; in most 
instances, however, the lining is very scanty. 
“The number of eggs in a nest is generally two, sometimes 
three, never more, and not unfrequently only one. 
“The Imperial Eagle, always a shy bird and difficult to ap- 
proach, is ever more so during the breeding season ; the male 
bird is always on the watch, either flying in graceful circles at 
some height above and about the nest, or seated on some neigh- 
bouring tree, whence, on the slightest appearance of danger, he 
comes swooping down towards his eyrie, uttering a hoarse 
croaking noise, as a warning to the female, who instantly leaves 
the nest and joins her partner in his circling evolutions high up 
above their eyrie.”’ 
No. 28. Aquila Neevia, Gmet. 
Tue Sporrep EAGue. 
The Spotted Eagle breeds commonly throughout the Oude 
and Rohileund Terai, the Dhoon and the northern portion of 
the Saharunpoor district, (and probably in many other suit- 
