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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 durmg 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- 
fimement 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 m 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 
