Indian Birds 
Very common in N. India; rare in the 
south. 
148. Haliaétus leucoryphus: Pallas’s Fishing 
Eagle. (F. 1223), (J. 42), (+V3; nearly half as 
big again as the kite.) 
A large brown bird with whitish forehead, 
chin, and throat, and a broad white band 
(4. inches wide) across the tail, about three 
inches from the tip. This is the sign-manual of 
this species, and on this account Jerdon calls 
it “ The Ring-tailed Fish Eagle.” 
Not found in 8. India. 
“ All the fish-eagles,” writes C. H. Donald 
in The Indian Field, “have loud resonant 
calls, anything but melodious, and each and all 
seem to love hearing their own voices. H. 
leucoryphus in the plains of the Punjab may 
often be heard long before he is seen, particu- 
larly when soaring, and though he himself may 
only appear a wee speck in the heavens, his 
call will be distinctly heard.” 
_ This bird frequents rivers and marshes, and 
is an inland rather than a seashore bird. 
149. Haliaétus leucogaster: The White- 
bellied Sea-Eagle. (F. 1224), (J. 43), (V-; a 
little larger than the kite.) - 
Head, neck, lower parts, and nearly the 
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