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So far as Anglo-Indians are concerned however, it is quite sufiRcient to 

 remember that they have only the first two species to think of, and the first 

 which is about 29" long is much larger than the second which is about 19". 

 The last (S. elgini) is a species found only in the Andamans, one specimen 

 only having been taken from the Nicobars. Its length was about 22" ; tail 

 9-5" ; wing U" ; and tarsus 3-6". 



BuTASTDR — The Buzzard-Eagles — three species. 

 Key to the Species. 

 a. Tail more or less rufous, with or without narrow dark cross-bars. 



a' Quills chiefly broy/n above B. teesa. 



(The White-Eyed Buzzard-Eagle). 



b' Quills chiefly rufous above B. Uventer, 



(The Rufous-winged Buzzard-Eagle). 

 h. Tail not tinged with rufous, and with broad dark cross- 

 bands broader than the interspaces in adults B. indicus. 



(The Grey-faced Buzzard-Eagle). 

 The Buzzard-Eagles are all small, not much bigger than a crow and B. teesa, 

 the White-eyed Buzzard-Eagle, is always to be found sitting on telegraph 

 wires looking out for rats, worms, &c., and is familiar to us all. 



The Fish-Eagles which next attract our attention are divided into two 

 genera — Haliaetus (3 species) and PoUoaetus (2 species). These are all birds 

 of large size, the smallest (P. liumilis), measuring over 24 inches in length 

 and can be distinguished from the rest of the family by their feet, which are 

 white or whitish mall the species except H. alUciUa, the White-tailed Sea- 

 Eagle, and are nearly always to be found over rivers or jheels. 



In the genus Haliaetus the claws are grooved beneath and in the genus 

 PoUoaetus the claws are rounded beneath, the outer toe being partially 

 reversible. 



Haliaetus — Key to the Species. 



a. Wing less than 24 inches long. 



a' A well-marked ruff of lanceolate feathers ; tail 

 slightly rounded ; a white band across middle 



of tail in adults H. leucoryphus. 



(Pallas's Fishing-Eagle). 

 h' No distinct ruff ; outer tail-feathers at least 

 1 inch shorter than middle pair ; head, lower 



parts, and end of tail white in adults H. leucogaster. 



(The White-bellied Sea-Eagle). 



b. Wing 24-26 inches ; tail wedge-shaped, white in adults. H.albicilla. 



(The White-tailed Sea-Eagle). 

 PoLiOAETUS— A'ey to the Species. 

 a. Basal three-fourths of all tail feathers white in 



adults, mottled in young P. ichthya'etus. 



(The Large Grey-headed Fishing-Eagle), 



