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tiles, the remains of which are often found in 

 small fragments before its hole. Its cry is lu- 

 gubrious and broken, and imitative of its name. 

 The eggs are usually four, and are white spotted 

 with yellow. The Abbe Feuille praises the 

 flt'sn of this bird, but I never could learn that it 

 was eaten by the inhabitants. 



The tharu (falco tharus) is a species of eagle 

 very common in Chili, of the size of a capon. 

 The male is whitish, marked with black spots, 

 and has upon its head a kind of crown formed 

 of black feathers, longer at the sides than the 

 middle. Its back is whitish like that of the 

 common eagle ; the feet are yellow, and covered 

 with scales, and the toes armed with crooked 

 talons ; the great feathers of the wings and the 

 tail are black. The female is less than the male, 

 is of a grey colour, and has a black comb upon 

 her head. This bird builds its nest upon the 

 loftiest trees, with sticks placed in the manner of 

 a square grate, upon which it heaps a considera- 

 hlf quantity of wool, tow, and feathers. It lays 

 five white cggs^ speckled with brown, and feeds 

 upon several kinds of animals, and even upon 

 carcasses, but is never seen openly to pursue its 

 prey like others of its species, but seizes it by 

 stratagem. The malewalks erect with an air of 

 gravity ; his cry is harsh and disagreeable, and 

 whenever he utters it he throws liis h*ad back 

 ?ipon his rump. 



