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sants, and on other game birds, and on hares, and other small ari 

 mals. F.I. 111,353. 



1214. Spizaelus kelaarti. Legge's Hawk-Eagle. Similar to 

 No. 1213. 



Circaetus. This genus feeds mostly on reptiles. Jerd. B. I. 

 1,74. 



1216. Circaetus gallicus. Short-toed Eagle. Chiefly snakes, 

 lizards and frogs, but will eat anything, rats, crabs, and large insects. 

 F. I. Ill, 357. Chief food lizards and snakes, but it will eat anything, 

 rats, weakly birds, crabs, frogs, centipedes and large insects ; I have 

 seen one strike at a wounded hare, and it will occasionally carry off 

 a wounded duck and teal. It pounces on snakes and guanos- 

 Monitor. Jerd. B. I. I, 77. Snakes, &c. B. N. H. S. J. X, 505. 



Snakes form its favourite food, while frogs and fish from the 

 shallows, small mammals, birds, lizards, crabs and insects, are added 

 to it's daily fare. E. B. C. N. H., 153. 



' I saw one of these fine birds attempt to carry off a cobra in 

 the public gardens at Chilkalda : my approach drove the eagle 

 away from the reptile, which however it had crippled completely." 



A. S. B. XL. (11), 107. 



Spi'ornis. Serpent Eagles. On reptiles and frogs. B. N. H. 

 S. J. X, 505. 



1217. Spilornis cheela. Crested Serpent-Eagle. Devastates 

 poultry yards, even attacked a turkey. B. N. H. S. J. XVII, 

 969. Fowls, A. S. B. 29-2-240. Crabs. B. N. H. S. J. XII, 685. 

 Raw meat in captivity. B. N. H. S. J. XVII, 64. Eel about a 

 foot long. B. N. H. S. J. XVII, 670. Snakes, lizards and frogs form 

 its chief food. Bombay Gaz., Cutch, Vol. X, p. 56. 



1220. Butastur teesa. White-eyed Buzzard Eagle. Land 

 crabs. B. N. H. S. J. IX, 101. On telegraph poles for rats and worms. 



B. N. H. S. J. XIV., 807. Turnix pugnax. B. N. H. S. J. XVII, 

 759. 



Rats, mice, lizards, small snakes, frogs, crabs, and large insects- 

 Now and then it may manage to seize a young or sickly bird. Mr, 



