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found the nest on two occasions in a mango tree 

 in a tope at Lahore. In each case the eyrie was 

 a flat platform of sticks about twice the size of 

 a kite's nest. The ground beneath the eyrie 

 was littered with fowls' feathers and pellets 

 of skin, fur and bone. Most of these pellets 

 contained squirrels' skulls ; and Mr. Currie 

 actually saw one of the parent birds fly to the 

 nest with a squirrel in its talons. 



Bonelli's eagle, when sailing through the air, 

 may be recognised by the long, hawk-like 

 wings and tail, the pale body and dark brown 

 wings. It soars in circles, beating its pinions 

 only occasionally. 



The majority of the tawny eagles (Aquila 

 vindhiana) build their nests in December. By 

 the middle of January many of the eggs have 

 yielded nestlings which are covered with white 

 down. In size and appearance the tawny eagle 

 is not unlike a kite. The shape of the tail, 

 however, enables the observer to distinguish 

 between the two species at a glance. The tail 

 of the kite is long and forked, while that of the 

 eagle is short and rounded at the extremity. 

 The Pallas's fishing-eagles (Haliaetus leucory- 

 phus) are likewise busy feeding their young. 

 These fine birds are readily identified by the 



