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shown in the photograph, and it may be plainly seen that 

 the nasal cavities are divided one from another by a bony 

 septum. The skull is enormous, very much larger than that 

 of the Harpy, with which it has been compared. On some 

 future occasion we hope to give exact details, for, when the 

 opaque material which fills the skull has been removed, there 

 is no reason why the Rontgen process should not prove 

 entirely successful. 



According to the natives of Samar, this Forest-Eagle is 

 well-known to them, and preys chiefly on the Green Monkeys 



Fig. 4. 



Pithecophaga jefen/i. Hinder aspect of riglit metatarsus: | natural size. 



[Macacus cynomolgus), though it not infrequently visits 

 the villages and carries off domestic poultry. The worn 

 and broken ends of the quills of both wings and tail no 

 doubt bear testimony to many a savage struggle amongst the 

 branches. 



Though this Eagle was not seen during Mr. Whitehead's 

 short stay in the island of Leite, its cry was fi'equently 

 heard, and it no doubt occurs there. It will probably also 

 be met with in other islands of the Philippine group, for 



