SPOTTED EAGLE 



PLATE V. 



Aquila ncevia, ...... NAUMANN. 



Falco maculatuS) TEMMINCK. 



THE Spotted Eagle, a very rare visitor to Great Britain, 

 is described as building its nest, a large structure of 

 sticks, in high trees, but probably other situations, such as 

 those which its congeners resort to, are by it also, in like 

 manner, made use of; thus in the downs of the Dobruscha, 

 where trees are absent, it nests in low bushes, or on the 

 ground itself. 



It appears, too, as is the case with the Osprey, to per- 

 mit small birds, such as the tree sparrow, to build without 

 molestation or hindrance in the immediate vicinity of its 

 nest, or even in the outer parts of the nest itself. 



The eggs are generally two in number, occasionally three. 

 They vary considerably in colour and markings, but are 

 generally greyish white, blotched with ruddy brown. 



