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excited. I should honestly say that it had not 'a striated abdomen 
and chest.' It was not the same bird as the striata? If I am not 
mistaken, I think that I put ? after ncevioides (the striated bird — 
C. R. B.) at first. I did not know what to call it, and gave it that 
name for want of any other. I had misgivings about it, as I found 
all the specimens so much larger than what you stated, in addition 
to the striated plumage, which had not appeared in the Antwerp 
bird; but I felt slow to believe, with my small sphere of experience, 
that it could be a really new species. As I have said before, my 
motto is ' Ore trahit,' and for the elucidation and illustration of the 
truth. At three years old it might have served for an illustration of 
your book, and no one would have supposed that two birds had sat 
for their (the same — C. R. B.) portraits. I think I have fully answered 
your enquiries, and suppose you will again honour it with a place 
in your second edition, as the evidence is sufficient of its right to be 
classed among the 'Birds of Europe.' 
"Yours, in great haste, 
"W. Hy. Cullen." 
"Antwerp, September 28th., 1874. 
" Sir, — I have the honour of sending you all necessary infor- 
mation respecting the Eagle ncevioides, which was received some years 
ago by our society from Kustendji. 
" Its size at the time of its receipt by us was much the same as 
at present, but the plumage was browner, (paler, however, than that 
of the Royal Eagle.) A reddish tint predominated on the neck and 
chest, and there were isolated reddish spots upon the back; the tibial 
feathers were of the same colour as they are now, but mixed with 
brown spots, the lower belly brown, but mixed with reddish spots. 
The change in the plumage began by the large and reddish spots 
becoming rather pale. The nostrils are oblong, sinuated. The society 
has possessed several ncevioides, but never one of so large a size as 
this specimen. This Eagle is verg silent. The Spotted Eagles {A. 
ncevia) we have had have been in the habit of screaming directly any 
one approached their aviary. We have two young ncevioides, the 
female is quite brown, but the male begins to have the reddish feathers 
upon the chest and neck. I enclose a feather, coloured the same as 
nearly all the plumage, and a rough sketch. The beak is very strong, 
stronger in proportion than that of the Common Eagle. 
"I am, Sir, yours faithfully, 
"The Professor G. T. Vanden-Nest." 
