446 MISCELLANEOUS NOTES 
Adony, which is only two hours and a half distant from Pest, 
and was also formerly noted for its large heronries; while not 
much earlier there were nests of this eagle in the “ auen”’ near 
Vienna. It is constant persecution and especially the cut- 
ting down of its favourite nesting-trees that have driven it 
so far away ; and I believe that, given a fair amount of quiet 
and a cessation of all pursuit, a few eagles might easily be 
induced to nest again, even in the immediate vicinity ef our 
capital. 
According to the information that I have hitherto re- 
ceived, the Sea-Hagles’ nests nearest to Vienna at the present 
time are situated south of Mohacs, on an island formed by 
the broad arm of the Danube known as the Bega Canal. 
There I found three inhabited nests of this bird; and even they 
are doomed to destruction, as the woods of that island have 
recently been put under scientific management. On seeing 
these nests J was astonished at finding the dwellings of three 
pairs of Sea-Eagles on an island traversed by roads, easily 
approachable on every side, and protected by its greater 
elevation from all inundations. I wasalso told by the keepers 
that several years ago there existed quite a large colony of 
these birds on this island of Bega and the surrounding 
auen, but that every year they had retreated before the 
increasing wood-cutting and the herds of cattle consequent 
thereupon. 
In the woods of the auen, some hours’ walk south of 
Apatin, there still exist breeding-places of the Sea-Hagle, 
which exceed the wildest expectations of the ornithologist. 
Within a few days some of my friends and I had opportunities 
of observing nineteen inhabited nests of this species. How 
many more there were which we did not find might be in- 
ferred from the numbers of these eagles-which were ranging 
about in search of food for their young. 
In Southern Hungary (by which I mean the district north 
