86 BALD EAGLE. 



Gould, Degland, C. Bonaparte, Swagers, Keysei-ling, and 

 Newton and Mr. Gurney in favour of Schlegel's view, 

 knowing, as I do, that these gentlemen are experienced 

 practical naturalists, I am willing, I say, to leave the 

 matter as still sub judicio, and to class F. leucocephalus 

 amongst the doubtful European species. 



Note. — Falco Leucoryphus. After my notice of this 

 bird was in type, I received a letter from Captain Irby, 

 of the 90th. Light Infantry, dated Nawabgunge, near 

 Lucknow, (in answer to one which I sent him making 

 inquiries about this bird,) from which I have much 

 pleasure in adding here the following extract: — 



"I lost all my notes when wrecked in the 'Transit' 

 in July last year, on our way to China; so all the 

 information which I can give you about Falco leucory- 

 phus will be from memory only. The notice in the 

 'Zoologist' of January, 1857, contains all I know of 

 its habits. The officers of the 97th., who shot the 

 only two that I saw, would not part with them, and 

 I could only get the sternum of one, which I gave 

 to Mr. Gurney. The skins were eventually destroyed 

 by accident, except the head, part of the wings, and 

 tail of one, which I think are in England now. I 

 will write to the owner and try and get them sent to 

 you. The two I saw had the head of a dirty white 

 colour; back, wings, and tail, of a very dark brown; 

 primaries nearly black; breast light brown; bill and 

 feet resembling those of H. albicilla. I think it is 

 most likely that my birds were specimens of F. macei, 

 from what I have since heard. I am sorry not to be 

 able to tell you more about them." 



