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We believe that we have now restored to this bird 

 all the original synonyms which unquestionably belong- 

 to it. The original descriptions of Hernandez, Linnaeus, 

 Jacquin, Mauduyt, Daudin, and Sonnini ; and the figures 

 of Dillon, Shaw, Cuvier, Vieillot, and Temminck, are 

 such as to leave no doubt upon our minds of the accu- 

 racy of the references to those authors. We have pur- 

 posely abstained from mentioning others which have 

 been occasionally quoted, but which either do not appear 

 to us to be satisfactorily determined, or are evidently 

 founded on mistake. Of the former class the Ouyra- 

 Ouassou of Lery, or Royal Bird of Prey of Brasil, may 

 serve as an example ; of the latter, the Calquin and 

 Tharu of Molina. Leaving out of consideration these 

 doubtful, or worse- than doubtful, synonyms, we are 

 compelled to restrict the species within narrower geo- 

 graphical limits than those which are usually assigned 

 to it ; for we have no certain proof of its extending 

 much beyond the equator to the south. From Hernan- 

 dez and Linneeus we learn that it is found in Mexico, 

 where it has recently been met with, we believe by 

 Mr. Bullock. Jacquin's specimen was obtained in the 

 mountainous country in the neighbourhood of the river 

 Magdalena in New Grenada. The specimen seen by 

 Mr. Dillon in the Royal Menagerie at Madrid, as we 

 have before mentioned, was brought from Caraccas; 

 and Sonnini discovered the species in Guiana, where, 

 however, he states it to be rare. It seems indeed to be 

 no where abundant; a fortunate circumstance when we 

 consider its tremendous powers of destruction. 



The Harpy is so bold, according to Hernandez, that 

 it does not scruple to attack the most ferocious beasts 

 and even man himself; but this attribute is probably as 

 much exaggerated as its docility when he adds that it 

 may be tamed and trained to hawk as readily as the 



