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inhabitant. It has a wide range, being found in India 

 and Africa. 



According to M. Crespon, who seems to have fre- 

 quently observed it in his excursions, it remains in the 

 mountains during summer, and in winter descends to 

 the marshes to hunt aquatic birds. When disturbed, 

 it rises at once to a great height, and is quickly out 

 of sight. Its cry is something like that of the Golden 

 Eagle, but more feeble. An individual kept in con- 

 finement was very fierce and not easily tamed. 



Its food consists of aquatic birds, hares, rabbits, etc. 

 It nests on the crevices of rocks, laying two eggs, 

 which are of a reddish brown, more or less pale, with 

 the marbling and dots darker. — (Degland.) 



"We extract the following interesting remarks about 

 this bird from Mr. Jerdon's contributions to the "Madras 

 Journal," and his "Illustrations of Indian Ornithology:" 

 — "The Mhorungah (its Hindustani name) is certainly 

 a rare bird in Southern India. I have only seen it 

 twice — once at Beramahl, seated on the edge of a 

 tank, in the neighbourhood of a jungly district; and 

 again a pair seated on a lofty tree in a tope in open 

 country in the northern part of the Deccan. Mr. 

 Hodgson says the habits of the genus are as follows: 

 — 'Preys on jungle fowl, partridges, and hares; watches 

 from a lofty perch, usually pouncing on its game when 

 near it, sometimes pursues it with energy on the wing.' 

 Mr. Elliot, in his "Notes," says: — 'Is the noblest of 

 the Indian Eagles, being seldom seen, and then generally 

 at a great height in the air, in wild places. It preys 

 on the hare. I once saw a pair of them hunting in 

 company, which nearly surprised a peacock, pouncing 

 on him on the ground.' 



The large Hawk Eagle is dispersed over the whole 



