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Ea paces — Diurnse. 

 FALCONIDJE. 



Genus Falco. ( Linnceus.J 

 Sub-genus Aquila. ( Brisson.) 



BONELLI'S EAGLE. 



Falco honellii. 



Falco honellii, Temminck. Maemoea. 



" " Ch. Bonapaete. 



" " Keyserling and Blasius. 



" " SCHINZ. GoELD. 



Abulia honellii, Schlegel. Bonapaete. 



Geay. 



" fasciata, Vieillot. Degland. 



L' aigle a queue harrie, Of the French. 



Specific Characters. — Beak small; claws powerful; tail square, 

 covered by the wings within two inches of its end. Legs long, 

 entirely covered with feathers. 



Measurement. — Length of adult male two feet. Length of adult 

 female two feet six inches. — Temminck. 



Bonelli's Eagle principally inhabits the south of 

 Europe, being found commonly in Greece. It also 

 occurs in Italy, Sardinia, and the south of France ; in 

 all of which countries it breeds, and is a permanent 



