74 BIRDS OF INDIA. 



under wing coverts banded with white ; tail light greyish brown, 

 with five dark bands, as broad or broader than the interspaces ; 

 upper tail coverts also banded brown and white. 



Length of a male 29 inches; wing 18; tail 13; tarsus 4; 

 mid-toe o^. 



The feathers of the tarsus in this species cover the bases of 

 the toes. 



Another, probably a female, was 32 inches; wing 19; tail 

 14 ; tarsi 4^ ; mid-toe and claw 3|. Bill strong, 1 inch high. 



This splendid Hawk-Eagle has been found on the Himalayas, in 

 the Ivhasiya Hills, and in Ceylon. I got one specimen only at 

 Darjeeling, where, however, it is well known, though rare, and 

 is said to kill pheasants, partridges, and other birds. 



37. Limnaetus Kienierii, De Sparre. 



Astur, apud Dc Sparre, Guer. Mag. Zool., 1835 — Ois. PL 35 

 • — Blyth, Cat. 107 — Horsf., Cat. 41 — Sp. albogularis, Tickell 

 J. A. S., XL, 456. 



The Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle. 



Descr. — General color of the upper ])arts black, with a shade 

 of brown, the nuchal feathers white at the base ; an occipital crest of 

 2i inches ; ear feathers mixed white, black, and rufous ; tail dusky 

 brown above, with dark bands, the central feathers darkest ; beneath, 

 albescent, with narrow dusky bands, most conspicuous on the 

 centre feathers, and also obscurely seen above ; throat, fore neck 

 and breast pure white, the sides of the last having narrow black 

 central streaks ; belly, flanks, under tail coverts, forepart of wings 

 beneath, and legs, deep rufous, darkest on the tibial feathers, and 

 streaked longitudin:illy with black on the sides, some of the 

 posterior feathers being wholly dusky black ; inner web of the pri- 

 maries barred black beneath. 



Bill leaden blue ; cere wax yellow ; toes yellow ; irides dark. 

 Length 22 inches; wing 16 ; tail 10; tarsus 3. 



This beautiful Hawk-Eagle has been found in Central India, and 

 in the Himalayas, but appears very rare. A specimen from Darjee- 

 ling is in the E. I. Co.'s Museum, and one from Chyebassa in the 



