8 RAPACES. FALCO. EAGLEs. 
head, and nape of the neck, pale orange-brown, the fea- 
thers occasionally margined with white, narrow, elon- 
gated and distinct. Chin and throat, dark umber-brown. 
Vent pale reddish-brown. Tail pale broccoli-brown, 
barred with blackish. brown, and ending in a broad band 
of the same colour, Tarsi clothed with pale reddish- 
brown feathers. Toes naked, yellow. Claws black, 
very strong, and much hooked. 
Pirate 1*. The same bird, in a different attitude. 
ee PiaTE 2. Represents the young or immature bird of this 
eh ae species, generally known by the name of the Ring-tail 
rOune Eagle, in about two-fifth parts of the natural size. This 
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bird, of one year old, is now alive, and in the possession 
of Sir Witiiam JarpineE, Bart. Bill, having the base 
bluish-grey, and the rest black. Cere lemon-yellow. 
rides clear dark chesnut-brown. Forehead dark chesnut- 
brown. Crown of the head, and nape of the neck, yellow- 
ish-brown, inclining to pale orange-brown ; the feathers 
narrow, distinct, and pointed. ‘Throat and under part 
of the neck dark umber-brown. Breast and belly dark 
brown, with a few white feathers mtermixed. Inside of 
the thighs white. Vent and under tail-coverts white, 
having some of the feathers trxpped with brown. Back 
and wing coverts very intense umber-brown. Upper 
tail coverts white, some of them being tipped with brown. 
Tail, for two-thirds of its length, white; the remainder 
(or end part) blackish-brown. Greater quills very in- 
tense brown, or blackish-brown, having their bases white. 
Secondaries, for two-thirds of their length from the base, 
white. Tarsus clothed with white feathers. Toes le- 
mon-yellow. Claws black. 
