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Figures : Temminck and Schlegelj Fauna Japonica, Aves, pi. 3 

 (immature), sub nomine Spissaetus orientalis. 



The Indian Crested Eagle is a resident on Hondo, and wanders in 

 winter as far as Yezzo (Blakiston and Pryer, Trans. As. Soc. Japan, 

 1882, p. 181). An immature bird from Japan moulted in the 

 Zoological Gardens in London into the adult plumage. There is 

 also an adult example in the Pryer collection from Fuji-yama. 



The breeding-range of this species extends from the Himalayas, 

 and the mountains of Southern India and Ceylon, across Southern 

 China to Formosa and Japan. 



As it has not been recorded from North China or Siberia, it must 

 be regarded as a Tropical species which has emigrated to Japan from 

 the south. 



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186. BUTEO HEMILASIUS. 

 (SIBERIAN BUZZARD.) 



Buteo hemilasius, Temminck and Schlegel, Fauna Japonica, Aves, p. 18 (1845). 



The Siberian Buzzard is a large bird (wing from carpal joint 20 

 to 18 inches). The tarsus is scutellated at the back, but reticulated 

 in front. 



Figures : Temminck and Schlegel, Fauna Japonica, Aves, pi. 7. 



The Siberian Buzzard appears to be only an accidental visitor to 

 Japan. The Siebold Expedition obtained a single example at Naga- 

 saki, but no second specimen has been recorded from any of the 

 Japanese Islands. 



This species breeds in Dauria and winters in Mongolia and North 

 China. 



187. BUTEO VULGARIS. 

 (COMMON BUZZARD.) 



Buteo vulgaris, Leach, Syst. Cat. M. & Birds Brit. Mus. p. 10 (1816). 



Japanese examples of the Buzzard belong to the Eastern race of 

 this species, in which the upper half of the tarsus is plumed. It was 

 originally described from Nepal as Buteo plumipes (Hodgson, Proc. 



