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almost square to the shaft, but are very slightly inclined upwards. 

 The uppermost tail-feathers do not show any barring ; and the lower 

 surface is of a uniform hair-brown. The lower tail-coverts are paler, 

 and a good deal mottled and tipped with brownish white. The under 

 surface of the tail shows the bars very distinctly in all the feathers. 

 The tarsi are whitish brown, streaked with darker brown. Most of the 

 primaries and secondaries are barred in their inner webs ; lining of 

 wing pale brown, mottled with brownish white. It is probable that 

 some of the longer primaries in this specimen may not be fully 

 grown. There is a strong purple gloss on the upper plumage, espe- 

 cially on the tertials. The spots on the wings of this moulting bird 

 are of a rich buff on the new feathers, and they are almost white in 

 the old ones, sufficiently proving that the spots are not lost in one 

 moult. The new feathers are also just as freely spotted as the 

 old ones. 



B ( (3). Futtehgurh district, two miles south of the Ganges, 28th 

 October 1871. — Cere, gape, and angle of eye lemon-yellow; feet 

 the same ; irides light yellow ; bill, basal half light plumbeous blue, 

 rest blackish. 



This specimen differs from specimen A in having its moult further 

 advanced ; and the upper surface generally is of a darker hair- 

 brown. The tips of yellow-brown on the head are more distinct ; 

 and the spots on the wings are much more profuse. At the bend 

 of the wing and along the ridge to the shoulder they are quite conflu- 

 ent. Those on the new feathers are ruddy or buff-white, while those 

 on the old ones have faded to quite white. These spots extend to 

 all the coverts of the wing, so that it is, to a certain extent, quite a 

 " Spotted Eagle ;" they are, however, confined to the wing-coverts. 

 The upper tail-coverts are the same as in specimen A — namely, very 

 pale brown, tipped with white. Tail also hoary brown, barred as 

 in specimen A. The bars, however, do not extend right across the 

 feathers, but occupy the central part. They slightly incline upwards, 

 and are greyish white. The ends of the secondaries in both birds 

 are very pale brown ; lining of wing brown, mottled with pale yellow- 

 brown. Tarsi pale yellowish brown, marked with darker brown, in 

 the form of bars. Lower tail-coverts largely marked with brownish 

 white, so as to present a much lighter appearance than the rest of 

 the bird. The abruptly defined white borders to the ends of the 

 upper tail-coverts are a peculiarity of this Eagle. 



C ( 2 ). Raepore, Central India (in Mr. Brooks's collection). — 

 This is very similar to specimen A. It appears, however, to be 

 older, and was shot in March. The well-defined white borders to 

 upper tail-coverts are worn off, leaving the ends of a brownish-white 

 appearance ; they are rather ragged. This bird has the pale tips to 

 the tibial and tarsal plumes very distinct. There are a few pale 

 tips to some of the head-feathers ; but they are very minute, about 

 -^ of an inch across. 



D ( 6* ). Futtehgurh district, six miles north of the Ganges, 6th 

 November, 1871. — Soft parts ut supra. This bird differs from spe- 

 cimen C in being profusely spotted on the wings ; every covert- 



