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outer ones. Upper tail coverts rufous with whitish tips and 

 margins. Extreme tip of tail pale. Thighs and legs white, 

 indistinctly spotted light rufous. Bill slaty blue; toes yellow ; 

 claws black. Length 1 foot 6 inches. Wing 1 foot 3 inches. 



Shot at Point Pedro by Mr. Edgar Layard. This is one 

 of our rarest indigenous birds of prey. 



Aquila Malayensis, Reinw. The Black Eagle. 

 Syn. Aquila pernigra, Hodgson. 

 Neopus perniger, Hodgson. 

 Msaetus? ovivorous, Jerdon. 

 Ictinaetus Malaiensis, Blyth. 



Uniform black above, rather dusky below (a few white 

 spots scattered on the body and tail of the specimen examined). 

 Tail barred with broad brownish bands. Bill blue with black 

 tip, cere yellow. Toes yellow, claws black. Irides brown. 

 Occipital crest black. About 2 feet 6 inches long. 



This is also a rare bird of prey in the Island. One or two 

 only are occasionally seen on the Kandyan Hills. The speci- 

 men we have examined was procured by Mr. Charles Kelaart, 

 at Kaduganava. 



Spizaetus NipalenSis, Hodgson, Gray. The Beautiful 

 Crested Eagle. 



Syn. Nisaetus Nipalensis, crested var. young. Hodg. 



Ms. pulcher, adult, Hodg, 



Falco orientaiis? 

 Falco lanceolatus? 



^ Temm. et SchlegeU 



Head and neck brown; the cheeks and chin have a triple 

 longitudinal marking of brown. Thighs, tarsi and inferior 

 tails coverts transversely barred with dark fawn. A grace- 

 ful pendant crest, composed of plumes of a brown colour. 

 Bill blue at the base, black at the tip ; the cere greenish yellow, 



