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series of scales in front ; another behind, separated on either 

 side by o rows of small irregularly hexagonal scales ; 4 — 5 

 large scales at the extremity of each toe; external claw 

 small ; internal larger than the centre one, about equal to 

 the hinder one ; external digit (without claw) slightly longer 

 than the internal. 



Wings reaching nearly to the end of the tail, which is very 

 slightly rounded ; 3d a 4 th and 5th quills longest and equal ; 

 1st shorter than the 7th. 



I shot a specimen of this Buzzard, seated on the ground 

 near a small brook and swampy ground on the Neilgherries. 

 It had eaten a lizard. It is somewhat allied in colouring to 

 the Buteo lon,jipes. From its plumage I conclude it to be an 

 adult specimen. 



21, ter. — Buteo melanotis — New species ?? —B. cdbidus? — 

 Black-eared Buzzard. 



Descr. — Head and neck above buff, the feather broadly 

 barred with deep brown, and considerably lengthened, form- 

 ing a large occipital crest, almost as large as in the Circaetus 

 undulatus. Back and wing coverts dark brown, each feather 

 edged with rufous. Tail hoary brown, with 3 distinct broad 

 dark brown bars. 



Quills brown,with darker bands, and the inner webs white 

 for two thirds of their length, with brown bands. Quills and 

 medial wing coverts, tipped white. Plumage beneath pale 

 whity buff — the feathers of the breast darkest, and centred 

 with brown. Thigh coverts transversely banded with pale 

 brown. Quills and tail beneath hoary grey, with dark bands. 

 Ear coverts and stripe beneath the eyes deep black. Cere 

 and legs pale yellow ; bill yellow at base with black tip. 



Length 24 inches ; wing 16 ; tail 10! \ tarsus 3 ^ ; middle 

 digit without claw 1 R ; hind do. ~ ; bill at gape 1 5th 



