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No. 457, ¢. Iris yellowish grey; cere dirty yellow; beak bluish grey at base, black 
at tip; legs feathered to the foot; feet bright yellow; talons black. 
The pair above noted were killed the same day, one on the nest, the other as he 
swooped down to look for his companion. These two examples sufficiently illustrate 
the variations to which this Eagle is subject—the female bird being almost entirely 
cream-coloured, and the male so brown as to be verging on black. The iris and beak 
are different in each. The nest was placed at the top of a gigantic Euphorbia, and 
was reached by a friend of mine, who, however, found neither eggs nor young, a few 
bones of the Klippspringer Antelope and a stone being all he got for his climb. The 
remaining five specimens I got vary considerably, none, however, being so dark or so 
light as the pair above mentioned. I procured this species at Senafé, Rayrayguddy, 
Maragaz (Bogos), and Gabena-Weldt-Gonfallon (Bogos).— W. J.] 
6. HELOTARSUS ECAUDATUS (Daud.). 
Helotarsus ecaudatus et H. leuconotus (Paul v. Wiirtemb.), Riipp. Syst. Uebers. pp. 8, 10. no.23 et 23a; 
Heugl. Syst. Uebers. nos. 35 et 36; id. Faun. d. Roth. M. no. 12; Brehm, Reise n. Habesch, 
p. 206. no. 10; Finsch & Hartl. Vogel Ostafr. p. 51. no. 12. 
a. 3d. Maragaz. April 4th, 1868 (no. 1363). 
The reddish-white colour of the back in this Eagle is, as Mr. Jesse’s specimen shows, 
by no means a specific character, but seems to be rather a sign of old age. Aftera 
careful comparison of many specimens from all parts of Africa, I have come to the 
conclusion that there is only one species all over the continent.—0. F. 
[Iris brown, skin round the eye coral-red; cere dark crimson; base of the beak pink, 
tip pale horn-colour; legs and feet coral-red ; talons black. 
The only specimen procured by me. Mr. W. T. Blanford obtained two, one shot 
near Senafé, the other from the Anseba. This species was more plentiful beyond 
Senafé, but very shy. On the Anseba it was by no means rare, and not so difficult of 
approach.— W. J.] 
7. BuTEo aucur, Riipp. 
Buteo augur, Riipp. Syst. Uebers. p. 10. no. 10; Heugl. Syst. Uebers. no. 12; Brehm, Habesch, 
p. 206. no. 6; Finsch & Hartl. Vogel Ostafr. p. 57. no. 15. 
a. 9. Senafé. April 12, 1868 (no. 146). 
(Iris dark brown; cere greenish yellow; beak bluish horn-colour, the tip black; legs 
and feet light greenish yellow; talons black. 
This bird was sent to me by a friend at Rayrayguddy. I subsequently shot one 
between Facado and Addigerat, but the skin was spoiled. I saw another specimen 
just before entering Goongoona. From information I obtained, this bird was much 
more plentiful further up the country. Contents of the stomach, lizards.—W. J.] 
