564 



Frisch, Vog. Deutschl. taf. 76 ; Fritsch, Vog. Eur. taf. 6. tig. 6 ; Naumann, Vog. Deutschl. 

 taf. 15 ; Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 13 ; Susemihl, Vog. Eur. taf. 35 a. 



ad. supra dilute brunneus, plumis nonnullis centraliter saturatioribus et vix purpurascente brunneo nitentibus ; 

 remigibus primariis in pogonio externo et in pogonio interno dimidio apicali saturate brunneis, in 

 pogonio interno ad basin albis, secundariis in pogonio externo sordide brunneis et in pogonio interno 

 albis saturate brunneo fasciatis : rectricibus centralibus, et reliquis in pogonio externo, sordide brunneis, 

 his in pogonio interno albis, rectricibus omnibus fusco trifasciatis, ad apicem pallidioribus vel albis : 

 corpore subtiis albus, gutture et pectore brunneo striatis, hypochondriis et abdomine laterali vix 

 brunneo fasciatis : rostro nigricanti-corneo, cera et pedibus sordide grisescenti-carneis, illo vix flavicante 

 lavato : iride flava. 



Juv. adulto similis, sed corpore supra paullo saturatiore, tectricibus alarum pallidiore marginatis, gula et 

 gutture magis brunneo notatis, gutture imo cum pectore sordide brunneis, et abdomine conspicue 

 brunneo transfasciato. 



Adult Female (Genoa, 30th August). Upper parts dark earth-brown, some of the feathers rather darker in 

 the centre, and having a faint purplish brown gloss ; quills on the outer web and terminal portion of the 

 inner web dark brown, and white on the basal half of the inner web, secondaries duller brown than the 

 primaries on the outer web, the inner web white, with several broad dark brown bars ; central rectrices 

 dull brown, with three indistinct large dark brown bars, remaining rectrices similarly coloured on the 

 outer web, but with the inner web white, the bars being dark brown, all the rectrices tipped with white ; 

 underparts white, feathers on the throat and breast with a broad central brown stripe, those on the 

 lower flanks and sides of the abdomen sparingly barred with brown ; lores, forehead, chin, and sides of 

 head covered with long black bristles ; under wing-coverts white, marked with brown ; under tad-coverts 

 white ; beak blackish horn ; cere and legs dirty flesh-colour, the former with a yeUowish tinge ; iris 

 yellow ; tarsi bare, covered with a quantity of almost hexagonal-shaped scales, those on the feet being 

 smaller and rounder. Total length about 27 inches, culmen 2 - l, wing 21-5, tail 12 - 5, tarsus 4 - l. 



Adult Male (Secunderabad, India). Similar to the above, but smaller; the underparts very slightly marked 

 with brown, sides of the head almost white ; crown with all the bases of the feathers white, which shows 

 through the brown very conspicuously ; forehead nearly pure white ; upper parts generally rather paler 

 than in the bird last described. Culmen 2 - 05 inches, wing 20'4, tail 1T4, tarsus 4*0. 



Young (Spain, August) . Resembles the adult female above described, but has the wing-coverts with rather 

 paler margins, the throat more marked with brown, the lower part of the throat and breast almost 

 uniform dark earthy brown, and the abdomen very broadly barred with a similar shade of brown. 



Nestling. Resembling the young bird above described, but with underparts much darker brown, this colour 

 covering a larger area. One I have figured, now in the British Museum, has remains of down in the 

 plumage. 



Obs. Most of the adult specimens from India I have had an opportunity of examining were much less 

 marked on the underparts than those from Europe ; and I doubted much if the European bird is ever 

 so little marked as the Asiatic Short-toed Eagle; but Mr. J. H. Gurney writes to me from Nutwood, 

 Reigate, as foUows : — " In this house there are two specimens of Circaetus gallicus, which were bought 

 in the flesh in the market at Rome, about twenty-five years ago, one of which is, I think, as white on 

 the underparts as any Indian specimen that I have seen. As it is cased-up I can only examine one 



