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MANSFENY EAGLE. 



Falco Antillarum. F. corpore totofusco. Lath. ind. orn, 

 Eagle with the body entirely brown. 

 Mansfeny Eagle. Lath. syn. 

 Mansfeny. Buff. ois. 1. p. 144. 

 Falco Antillarum. Eriss. av. 1. p. 36l. 



This, which is described by Buffon, has the 

 shape and plumage of ail Eagle, differing only in 

 size, which is not superior to that of a Falcon. Its 

 colour is entirely brown : legs and feet very strong. 

 Native of the Antilles or Caribbee islands, preying 

 on small birds, snakes, lizards, &c. 



SHORT-TAILED EAGLE. 



Falco ecaudatus. F. niger, alls pallidis, dorso caudaque bretiore 



rufis. Lath. ind. orn. suppl. 

 Black Eagle, with pale wings, rufous back and tail, the latter 



very short. 

 Le Bateleur. Levaill. Ois. Afr. pi. 7. 8. 

 Short-tailed Falcon. Lath. syn. suppl. 2. 



This is one of the species for which we are 

 indebted to the indefatigable zeal of Monsieur 

 Levaillant, who informs us that it partakes of the 

 nature both of the Eagle and the Vulture, but is 

 more nearly allied to the former. Its size is be- 

 tween that of the Sea Eagle and the Osprey, and 

 diners from other Eagles in having the bill less 



