CARACARA EAGLE. 353 



Bill pale blue, yellow on the edges, cere carmine. Iris dark-brown. 

 Feet yellow ; claws black. Upper part of the head umber-brown, streaked 

 with brownish-black. Feathers of hind-neck and fore part of the back 

 light brownish-yellow, mottled with dark brown towards the end. Back 

 and wings dark brown, edged with umber. Primaries and some of the 

 secondaries barred with broad bands of white, excepting towards the end. 

 Tail coverts dull-white, slightly barred with dusky. Tail greyish-white, 

 with sixteen narrow bars, and a broad terminal band of blackish-brown, 

 the tips lighter. Fore part and sides of the neck light brownish-yellow ; 

 the fore part of the breast marked like that of the back, the yellow colour 

 extending over the lateral part of the neck ; the hind part, abdomen, sides, 

 and tibia dark brown ; the lower tail-coverts yellowish- white. Interior of 

 mouth and skin of the whole body bright yellow. 



Length 23^ inches, extent of wings 4 feet ; bill along the ridge 2i, 

 the cere being 1, along the edge 2| ; tarsus 3^, middle-toe and claw Sf. 



