So far as I can ascertain, the present species does not appear to range further east than 

 Palestine, and in Asia is replaced by Aquila vindhiana, Frankl. (P. Z. S. 1831, p. 114). 



Eespecting the habits and nidification of this Eagle I find but little on record beyond what 

 is cited above. Von Heuglin, speaking of the Tawny Eagle found by him in North-east Africa, 

 says (Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. p. 46), "This Eagle is a resident, leaving its quarters and straggling about 

 in the late autumn and winter, being probably driven by want of food to leave its regular haunts 

 and wander about to the camps, inhabited places, and the lower plains. It is more companionable 

 than its allies, and is less bold, being frequently found on carrion in company with the Vultures 

 and Eavens. In general it is not shy, and feeds principally on the smaller mammals. It 

 commences nidification at the commencement of the summer-rain season, and places its nest 

 on high trees such as acacias, zizyphus, and in Abyssinia sometimes in junipers. The nest is 

 tolerably large, and is constructed of dry twigs and branches ; and we saw more than one on the 

 same tree on several occasions. This Eagle is not particular as to the place it selects for 

 nidification, and will breed in lonely forests, near farm-buildings, and churches ; and it uses 

 the same nest several years in succession. Even out of the breeding-season this Eagle may be 

 found sitting on its nest. In Abyssinia we found tenanted nests in May, June, and August ; and 

 Vierthaler found one on the Upper Blue Nile in January, which contained a young bird in 

 down, several dead rats, and a domestic cat." 



In my collection are several eggs of this Eagle from Algeria and South Africa, which are 

 white, blotched and spotted with pale purplish red and deep rufous, some being but slightly 

 marked, and others being almost as richly blotched as ordinary eggs of the Golden Eagle. In 

 size they vary from 2f § by 2^% to 2f§ by 2^> inches. 



The specimen figured is the one now alive in the Zoological Gardens at Antwerp. 



In the preparation of the above article I have examined the following specimens : — 



E Mus. H. E. Dresser. 



a. South Africa. 



E Mus. Norv. 

 a, 2 ad. S. Africa, b, c,jun. Natal (Ayres). d, ad. Mogador (Lord Lilford). 



E Mus. Brit. Beg. 



a, 6. Snowberg, S. Africa, b, ? . S. Africa (Sir A. Smith), c, 6 . S.Africa, d,<3. Senegal, e, $ . Tangier 

 (Favier). f, ? . Djendeli, Eastern Atlas (0. Salvin). 



E Mus. H. B. Tristram, 

 a, <S . Damara Land (Andersson). 



E Mus. E. Hargitt. 

 a. S. Africa. 



