1844.] 



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and Latham, and that Imperialis is either a synonym of fulpfis, 

 or a new species to which Sykes' and my bird must be referred. 



Cat. No. 6. — Pandion Uneatas is the young state of H edi- 

 ct tus Macei. 



Cat. No. 9. — Aquila chrysaetos turns out to be A. imperia- 

 lis —identified as such by Sir W. Jardine, to whom I sent a 

 specimen. 



No. 10. Cat. — A. bifasciaia — a distinct species abounding 

 towards Arracan, and the N. E. portion of Bengal. 



No. 11. Cat. — A. Vindhiana — Sometime ago I suggested 

 the 'probability that this was the European A. ncevia, and. 

 Mr. Blyth has ascertained that it is so. 



No. 12. Cat. — Nisaelus niveus — This is not the niveus, but 

 the N.grandis of Hodgson, now considered to be identical with 

 Aquila Bo7ielli of Europe. 



12 ter, Sup. Cat. — The Neilgherry Black Eagle was describ- 

 ed by Hodgson in the Journal of Asiatic Society as A. per- 

 nigra, and when I described it I had not then access to the 

 volume containing this account. Some time afterwards I 

 sent specimens to the Asiatic Society of Calcutta under the 

 generic name Ictinaetus, intending to have given its character 

 at an early opportunity. Mr. Hodgson however had again 

 forestalled me, having sent a paper to the Asiatic Society 

 in which he proposed the name of Heteropus. But as 

 this name has been previously (twice indeed) employed in 

 Zoology, perhaps Mr. Hodgson will adopt the name here 

 suggested. Mr. Gray in his list of Raptores in the British 

 Museum makes this fine eagle synonymous with Falco Mala- 

 iensis, Heinwardt, Aquila Malay ana, Cuvier. 



* 15 bis — Baza lophotes, Falco lophotes, T. Baza Syama, 

 Hodgs. ; Lophotes Indicus, Lesson and Swainson. 



