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great valley of Nepal, and the sole specimen I have been able 

 to secure was obtained there." 



33.— Nisaetus fasciatus, Vieill. 



Female. — Length, 29*5; expanse, 68"0; wing, 21*05; tail, 

 13'0 ; tarsus, 3'9 ; bill from gape, 3-18 ; bill at front, 1*95 ; 

 length of cere, OS ; closed wings short of tail, 2'9 ; weight, 

 51bs. 9ozs. 



Bill bluish grey, horny black at tip ; cere and gape 

 rich yellow ; feet Indian yellow ; claws horny black ; irides 

 rich yellowish brown. A young bird but fully grown, above 

 dark brown, without any white on the head ; underneath pale 

 rufous ; the feathers with narrow central dark stripes most 

 pronounced on the throat, on the abdomen the feathers with 

 dark shafts only. 



Bonelli's Eagle is not very common in the valley. The 

 only specimen preserved was shot in the Residency grounds in 

 January. 



39.— Spilornis cheela, Lath, 



Ilale. — Length, 28*6 ; expanse, 64 ; wing, 19-2 ; tail, 13-1 ; 

 tarsus, 4*2 ; bill from gape, 2*0 ; bill at front, 1-83 ; length 

 of cere, 0"4? ; closed wings short of tail, 2*5 ; weight, 41bs. 



Bill pale leaden ; tip and anterior half of culmen bluish 

 black ; cere, gape and orbital skin bright lemon yellow ; iris 

 bright golden yellow ; tarsi sullied yellowish ; toes deep 

 yellow ; claws black. 



The Crested Serpent Eagle is tolerably common about the 

 valley of Nepal at all seasons. It was also noticed in the 

 lower hills, near Sisagarhi, in winter. It chiefly affects the 

 neighbourhood of woods and forests, and is as often seen in the 

 valley itself as on the crests of the hills which encircle it. 

 The bird seems to feed chiefly on large insects, frogs, and 

 snakes ( Tropidonotus stolatus) ; but its habits and loud plain- 

 tive cry are well known. 



42.— Haliaetus leucoryphus, Pall 



Female. — Length, 33*0 ; expanse, 86 ; wing, 247 ; tail, 13*4 ; 

 tarsus, 4*3 ; tarsus feathered in front, 2*3 ; bill from gape, 

 2'73 ; bill at front, 2"37 ; depth of closed bill at margin of 

 cere, 1"1 ; length of cere, 0*7 ; closed wings short of tail, 1*5 ; 

 ■weight, 71bs. 13ozs. 



Upper mandible dingy greenish horny, dusky at tip ; lower 

 mandible bluish horny ; cere and gape bluish ; irides clear 

 brownish yellow ; feet greyish white ; claws black. 



