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SPOTTED EAGLE. 



Falco maculatus. F. nigricans, alis albo maculatis, cauda apice 



albida. 

 Blackish Eagle, with the wings spotted with white, and the 



tail whitish at the tip. 

 Falco maculatus. Lath. ind. orn. 

 Spotted Eagle. Lath, synops. 

 Morphno congener. ? Raii syn. p. 7. Will. orn. p. 63. 



Size of the preceding, measuring two feet in 

 length: colour deep, rusty, blackish brown, the 

 wing^coverts and scapulars each marked with an 

 oval white spot at the end ; the spots becoming 

 gradually larger as they descend, so that the 

 shoulders appear dashed with oblong marks, while 

 the middle of the wings exhibit large oval spots : 

 the back-feathers are spotted with rust-colour, and 

 the feathers on the top of the head and neck, which 

 are of a narrow form, are tipped with pale fer- 

 ruginous: the larger quill-feathers are deep brown, 

 the smaller tipped with dull white; the upper tail 

 coverts and the tip of the tail are also whitish : the 

 thighs are dashed with longitudinal whitish stripes: 

 the bill is black, and the feet yellow, the legs being 

 feathered down to the toes. Native of Europe, and 

 is said to be frequent in Russia. It is of a less 

 spirited disposition than other Eagles of its size, 

 and is remarkable for its plaintive cry. It has 

 been sometimes trained to Falconry; but in its 



