1895.] peOm westerk somali-land. 507 



Dongola, where M. gahar is the commonest bird of prey. The 

 northern range of M. niger is the Bajiida Steppes ; it is resident in 

 Bogos-land and Abyssinia, but was most plentiful in the " Quola " 

 of West Abyssinia, especially in the provinces of Sarago and 

 Qalabat. Antinori met with it at Daimbi in Shoa in Mav. 

 Mr. Jackson at Turquel in January, and Dr. Eeichenow records it 

 from Ukamba. 



145. BUTEO AUGUB. 



Buteo augur, Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. p. 92 (1869) ; Sharpe, 

 Cat. B. i. p. 175; Shelley, Ibis, 1885, p. 391 (30 miles from 

 Berbera) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1892, p. 53(3 ; Eeichen. Yog. Deutsch- 

 Ost-Afr. p. 93 (1894). 



Fterolestes augur, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) i. p. 51 (1884), 

 vi. p. 196 (1888). 



a. 2 aJ- Sheik Mahomed, Nov. 5, 1894. Iris golden brown ; 



base of bill and corners of mouth dark greenish yellow ; 



legs light dull yellow. 

 h. 2 ad. Budda, Nov. 11, 1894. Iris rich brown; legs and 



base of bill yellow. 



Heuglin says that the Augur Buzzard was found by him from 

 the Taranta Pass, Mensa, and the Tsad-Amba southwards through 

 the whole of Tigrie and Amhara ; it is likewise common in Galla- 

 land, very rare on the Blue Nile, in Fazogl and East Senar. On 

 the Tana it was not observed. It is resident, and breeds between 

 5,000 and 12,000 feet. A very large series of specimens was 

 obtained in Shoa by the Italian naturalists, in nearly every month 

 of the year ; Mr. Jackson met with the species in Masai-land in 

 August, in February in Ukambani, and again in the same month 

 on Mount Elgon. Dr. Eeichenow records it in East Africa, from 

 Igonda, Ussukuma, Karagwe, and Kagehi. 



146. Aquila eapax. 



Aquila rapax (Temm.) ; Heugl. t. c. p. 45 (1869) ; Sharpe, Cat. 

 B. i. p. 242 (1874) ; id. Ibis, 1892, p. 537 ; Eeichen. Vog. Deutsch- 

 Ost-Afr. p. 92 (1894). 



Aquila albicans, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) i. p. 38 (1884), 

 vi. p. 195 (1888). 



a. Ad. Sheik Mahomed, Nov. 1, 1894. Iris golden brown ; 



base of bill, upper and under mandible yellow ; cere 



yellowish ; feet light yellow. 

 h. $ ad. Darro Mountains, Nov. 20, 1894. Iris rich brown, 



mottled whitish ; base of bill, corners of mouth, and feet 



yellow. 



According to Heuglin, the Tawny Eagle is spread over the 

 greater part of N.E. Africa. In Egypt and Northern Nubia it is 

 rare and only found in winter. It is common in Southern and 

 Eastern Senar, in Takah, Bogos-land, and throughout the whole of 

 Abyssinia, up to 12,000 feet elevation, as well as on the hot 



