126 
213. Evutriorchis astur Sharpe, P.Z.S., 1875, p.73 Madagascar. 
pl. xiii. [S. Madagascar, type in Brit. Mus.] 
Madagascar Serpent-Eagle. 
Above brown, tail with about 8 blackish 
bars; below white, narrowly banded with 
black ; throat and chest ashy ; wing 341 mm. 
Gen. LX. CIRCAETUS Vieill. (1816). 
Type by monotypy “ Jean-le-Blanc ”’ Buff = Falco gallicus Gm. 
Tarsus reticulated ; head with a short crest as in 
Dryotriorchis ; 
wings long; size large, length 
25-32 in. 
7*214. Circaétus gallicus (Gmel.), S.N., i., p. 259 
(1788). [France.] 
Short-toed Eagle. 
Wing ¢ 500-530, 2 540-560 mm. ; above 
dark brown, with a purplish gloss, head and 
wing-coverts paler; forehead and face 
whitish, with lines of black ; secondaries 
barred with darker brown and with broad 
subterminal band; quills black; tail 
tipped with white and with 3 blackish 
bands; below white, throat and chest 
heavily striped and flanks and abdomen 
barred with brown ; juv. below pale earthy 
brown, abdomen white, spotted and barred 
with brown ; tail with 4 darker bands. 
Circaétus pectoralis! Smith, S. Afr. Q.J., 
Ser. 1, 1830, p. 109. [S. Africa.] 
Black-breasted Snake-Eagle. 
Wing 2 563-570 mm.; above brownish 
black ; secondaries and wing-coverts barred 
S. Europe 
N. to France, 
Germany, 
C. Russia ; 
N. Africa 
(Marocco to 
Egypt), C. Asia 
to India and 
N. China. 
S. Africa to 
to E. Tropical 
Africa and 
Abyssinia. 
1 Circaétus rufulus Reichenow, Orn. M.B., xili., pp. 179-80 (1905). [Songea, 
Tanganyika Territory] appears to be based on an immature bird. 
thinks it is referrable to this species. 
Mr. W. Sclater 
