BONELLl's EAGLE. 65 



under the pigeons than directly at them. Its mate 

 watching the moment when alarmed by the first swoop 

 the pigeons rise in confusion, pounces unerringly on 

 one of them, and carries it off. The other Eagle 

 having risen again also makes another swoop, which is 

 generally fatal. I have not yet been fortunate enough 

 to meet with the nest of this Hawk Eagle, but it is 

 said by native Shikarees to build on steep and inac- 

 cessible cliffs, and to breed in January and February." 



The figure of this egg is from a drawing sent me 

 by M. Moquin-Tandon, who observes, — "This drawing 

 (without shade) was given to me formerly by M. des 

 Murs, from an egg in his collection; (you know the 

 collection is now in America.) I do not know the 

 country where this egg was taken, nor can I be an- 

 swerable for its authenticity. Its size is quite in 

 accordance with that of the bird, but its colouring 

 does not resemble that of the Eagles." 



Since the above we have received the following from 

 M. Moquin-Tandon. "In the third number of Badeker's 

 work, just out, two figures are given of F. bonelli, — 

 pi. 17, fig. 3. These figures are the size and nearly 

 of the form of the drawing I sent you, but the col- 

 our is not so red, and more like that of the Royal 

 Eagle." 



There is a long series of this bird in the Norwich 

 Museum, shewing the great variety in its plumage, for 

 which it is remarkable. A fine adult male, probably a 

 typical specimen, has the ground-colour of head, nape, 

 belly, and throat white, with brown markings on the 

 head and nape, and narrow longitudinal streaks of 

 reddish grey on the belly. Wings variegated with 

 dark and light brown, the quill feathers darker. 



An adult female from Spain, in the same collection, has 



