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MR. A. ANDERSON ON THE 



[Jan. 16, 



adult A. ncBvia. The nostril is even more circular than in that bird 

 {A. ncevia), being a very broad ellipse, slightly inclining forwards. 

 The tibial plumes in Aquila hastata are scanty, and very different 

 from the well-furnished legs of A. imperialis and A.fulvescens. 

 Subjoined are the measurements of the above six specimens : — 



31. Aquila pennata, Gmel. (The Booted Eagle.) 



Decidedly rare in this part of the country. I procured two 

 specimens ( <S and $ ), the only ones I saw. The first is a fully 

 mature bird with pure white abdomen ; the latter immature, having 

 the underparts of a uniform dark brown. 



My first introduction to this Eagle took place on the 18th March 

 last. When driving along the Etawah branch canal, close to its junc- 

 tion with the Myupoory road, I saw what at first appeared to me 

 a Buzzard (Buteo ferox, a common bird in that neighbourhood), in 

 pursuit of some insect on the ground, which was constantly escaping 

 from its grasp. The bird was extremely wary, and I had great diffi- 

 culty in approaching it within shot. 



Dimensions (mature male). Length 2 1'5 inches ; wing 16; tarsi 

 2 - 8; foot, greatest length 4 - 5, greatest breadth 3'7 ; mid toe to root 

 of claw 1*7, its claw along curve 1*2; hind toe to root of claw 1, 

 its claw along curve 1-6; bill, straight from base of cere to point 

 T5, along curve 1-6, from gape l - 6, width at gape l'l. Weight 

 1 lb. 13 oz. 



Description. Cere and gape bright yellow ; feet dirty yellow ; 

 irides pale brown ; bill blackish at the tips, basal half pale blue ; the 

 breast is light brown ; abdomen pure white ; the white spots between 

 the neck and wings were most conspicuous before the bird was 

 skinned ; and there is decidedly a rudimentary crest. The other 

 characters are the black supercilium, streak between the lores and 

 eyes, and dark stripe down the centre of the throat. All these 

 points are equally present in the other bird, an immature female. 

 I think it is safe to conclude that the white-bellied bird, as is the 



