326 



SAVAGE SUDAN 



of the same persuasion, though entirely dark beneath. The 

 first of these was posted on a high tree, and being half-crested, 

 I mistook it for a buzzard. Its bluish-white feet and legs 

 (bare above knee) were extraordinarily rugged, clearly 

 specialised for seizing and holding slippery prey such as 

 snakes, lizards, etc. The crop of this one, however, contained 

 only chameleons. It had the same huge owl-like eyes as the 

 Culebrero in Spain. Male : weight, 4 Ib. ; expanse, 70 

 inches. 



CRESTED HAWK-EAGLESOARING. 



BOOTED EAGLE SOARING. 



CRESTED HAWK-EAGLE (Lophoaetus occipitalis}. Common. 

 This species presents a strikingly handsome appearance as 

 seen on the wing, the bold white bar across the undersides 

 being very conspicuous. In the booted eagle this area is 

 actually darker, as the rough sketches of both birds here juxta- 

 posed, may serve to show. Dimensions : 



Male (adult) . 

 Female 



Weight. 

 alb. 



2? 



Length. 



22^ ins. 



23 



Expanse. 

 50 ins. 

 49 



BOOTED EAGLE (Aquila pennata). Blue Nile. First of 



