1871.] MR. R. SWINHOE ON THE BIRDS OF CIN*A> ; ; , ; 339 



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from the adult of A. clanga, except in having ^tbe pale transverse, 

 bars on the secondaries lighter in their hue, and^heyeJore^iore'crtii-' 

 spicuous, especially on the outer webs. 



" It would seem that there are three races of Eagles, only differing 

 in comparative size : 



"Aquila ncevia. The smallest of the three, found in Egypt, South- 

 ern Europe, Smyrna, Palestine, India, and Sumatra (one specimen) . 



" Aquila clanaa, Pall. The intermediate race, found at Sarepta, 

 near the mouth of the Volga. Both it and the preceding have been 

 obtained in European Turkey and in Palestine. I have also seen 

 the Sarepta race from Mesopotamia ; but how far it extends eastward 

 I do not know. 



"Aquila (from Amoorland). The largest race. How far it ex- 

 tends westward I do not know." 



6. HALIAETCS ALBICILLA (L.) ; Ibis, 1865, p. 347; P. Z. S. 

 1863, p. 259. 



From the river Yangtsze northwards. Seen only occasionally 

 in the south. An immature bird flew on board a ship in the 

 harbour of Swatow, and allowed itself to be captured, in the winter 

 of 1867-68. It fell into my hands. Its iris was clear yellowish 

 brown ; cere light bluish grey ; feet lemon-yellow, with black claws. 



7. HALIAETUS PELAGICUS, Pall. ; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 260. 



Pere David saw this giant Eagle once at Peking, and says that it 

 is well known to the Chinese. 



8. ARCHIBUTEO AQUILINUS, Hodgs. 



Butaquila aquilina et B. leucocephala, Hodgs. 



Butaquila hemilasius, Schleg. Faun. Jap. 



Buteo lagopus, David, Catalogue des oiseaux a Pekin. 



Falco hemilasius, Temm. et Schleg. Faun. Jap. 



In January 1868 a large male Buzzard was shot by Consul Caine 

 at Swatow. Mr. Gurney has determined it to be of this species. Its 

 cere was greenish yellow ; iris straw-yellow, redder round the pupil ; 

 legs dingy orange-tinted yellow, with black claws. It is not in 

 mature plumage. Pere David has sent specimens of the same to 

 the Paris Museum, and writes that it is not rare at Pekin and 

 breeds there. 



9. BUTEO ASIATICUS (Lath.). 



Buteo japonicus, Temm. et Schleg. Faun. Japon. ; Zoologist, 

 1858, p. 6227 ; Ibis, 1860, p. 46, 1861, pp. 24, 326, 1863, pp. 210, 

 1870, p. 87 ; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 260. 



South China to Hainan, and Formosa in winter. 



10. SPIZAETUS NIPALENSIS, Hodgs. 



Spizaetus orientalis, Temm. et Schleg. Faun. Japon.; Swinhoe, 

 Ibis, 1863, p. 211. 

 Formosa. 



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