78 PALLAS’S SEA EAGLE. 
fine weather it spends the principal portion of its time 
on some high solitary bank quite motionless.” And 
Mr. Hodges, in the “Bengal Sporting Magazine” for 
1836, observes, ‘‘This species is generally found on the 
banks of the larger rivers, near to where they issue 
into the plains, and it preys on fish; which quite 
agrees with the account given by Lieutenant Irby, of 
the Leucoryphon of the Crimea. 
I shall give the description by M. Schlegel, of Evers- 
mann’s specimen of EF. leucoryphus,—Pallas, and then 
that of the specimen labelled H. macet in the Norwich 
Museum, from which my figure is taken. M. Schlegel 
says, “Length twenty-four inches and a half; wings one 
foot ten inches; tail eleven inches; tarsus three inches 
and a half; middle toe, without claw, two inches. 
Figure, beak, feet, and organization that of H. macev. 
Beak blackish; general colour of the plumage earthy 
brown, paler on the inferior parts. Feathers, particularly 
the wing coverts, with a light border; those of the 
head and neck fringed with yellowish brown. Region of 
the ears, and a large streak, which is prolonged hence 
to the neck, blackish brown. Greater coverts of the 
wings and tail black; tail varied with white the first 
half of its length; tail coverts pale brown, relieved by 
some whitish spots. Feet yellowish; claws blackish. 
Tail insensibly rounded at its extremity.” 
An adult male, marked Hl. macet, from the Himalayas, 
in the Norwich Museum, has the crown of the head, 
nape, scapularies, upper part of back, and all the under 
parts except the throat, cimmamon brown, darker on 
the belly and thighs. Throat and forehead dirty white; 
wings black brown; tail white, each feather being for 
about two inches from the end black. Cere and legs 
yellowish brown. 
