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Baringo in August — showed conspicuous patches of rich 

 bay, with black punctuations, upon scapulars and tertials 

 — features never observed in Spanish specimens. Face 

 yellow. '"'■ 



5. Brown Egyptian Vulture — N. monachns. Very abundant. 

 Always dark brown with pink gape and livid blue face. 

 Tail square, as above described. Attends one's camp 

 everywhere, and roosts in crowds in the trees close by. 

 (In my South-African note-book occurs this remark : 

 " Among hundreds of Neophrons, never an adult shows up : all 

 are brown, and their tails are square — not cuneate. How is 

 this ? " The answer is supplied above.) 



Eagles 



Five species came under our observation, as follows — 



1. Crowned Hawk-Eagle — Spizaetas coronatus. A fierce ami 



powerful species, as mentioned in narrative (p. 211). Dis- 

 tinguishable by its short rounded w'ings and broad tail. 

 Usually seen in pairs — Athi, the Rift, etc. 



2. Black-crested Hawk-Eagle — LophoaetAts occiintalis. In colour 



very dark, but showing a broad patch of white on either 

 wing, most conspicuous when seen from above. The long 

 black crest is also visible at considerable distance — see 

 p. 212. 



3. Bateleur Eagle — Hclotarsus ecaudatus. A striking species 



of powerful sailing flight, the wings held more recurved 

 than in any other eagle. The red legs can also be dis- 

 tinctly seen, extended backwards and projecting slightly 

 beyond tlie very short tail. 



4. Tawny Eagle — Aquila rapax. One of the commonest East- 



African eagles ; often to be seen perched on a dead tree 

 close outside camp, and even, occasionally, joining com- 

 pany with the vultures at a carrion-meal. A medium- 

 sized eagle, entirely tawny-chestnut in colour, and feathered 

 to the toes. Sketched at p. 130. 



5. White-headed Fish-Eagle — HaUaehis vocifer. Frequents 



wooded riversides and the shores of lakes, where it sits for 

 hours perched on a tree, at intervals uttering a series of 

 magnificent piercing cries. It also gives tongue when 



