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Lower Bengal and the Burmese countries, from which, however, 
it differs conspicuously in the colour of the plumage.” 
The specimens that I have seen, were minatures of S. Caliga- 
tus, except that the heads, necks and under parts, were nearly 
spotless yellowish white, a sign doubtless of nonage. ‘There 
were spots and dark central stripes, but they were few and far 
between. The tails had broad, dark brown, subterminal bands, 
narrowly tipped with yellowish white and besides these four (not 
seven, as in those described by Capt. Beavan,) broad, transverse 
dark brown bars. 
Is it possible that this species should be identical with S. 
Lanceolatus, Bp. Consp. Av. I. p. 28, of which Wallace gives 
the Celebes and Sula Islands as the habitat? The dimensions 
are not very dissimilar. 
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No. 35. Spizaetus Cirrhatus, Get. 
THE CRESTED Hiwx Hacer 
I know nothing of the nidification of this species, nor am I 
likely I fear to do go, until observers generally learn to diseri- 
minate it better. 
With the exception of 4 specimens recently received from Mr, 
R. Thompson, every skin yet sent me as belonging to S. Cirrhatus 
(S. Cristatellus, Tem.) has proved on close examination to per- 
tain to S. Nipalensis. 
Blyth as already quoted (No. 84. q. v.) tells us, that “ even 
the large and very conspicuously distinguished S. Vipalensis, 
Hodgson, is considered by Professor Schlege, to be merely a 
variety of his Cirrhatus.” Had Schlegel said that MNipalensis 
was only the adult of the bird commonly received as 
Cirrhatus, he would have been perfectly correct. I have seen, 
and possessed specimens, of the so-called Cirrhatus, from 
Ceylon, the Puchmurree Hills, Htawah and Kumaon, and these 
were all unmistakeably immature examples of LZ. Wipalensis, as 
was proved by comparing them with young ones captured in 
the Himalayas, whose parents were known and whose nests had 
been watched. 
Dr. Jerdon has not described the young of Spizaetus Nipalen- 
sis. This I have done at length, and my descriptions and mea- 
surements will I hope throw some light upon the matter. 
It is these immature WVipalensis that are always mistaken 
for Cirrhatus ; the mature birds no one, who knows both species 
