KAPTORES — EAGLES. 
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band down the back. The tail is short and 
reddish in colour. The claws and beak are 
orange. By the Kaffirs it is called " Man 
Eater," from the tradition amongst them, that 
this is the first bird which attacks a man's body 
after death. 
2. — The " Golden Eagle " (Aquila chrysaetaj 
is, in Africa, similar to that known in other 
parts of the world. It is more slenderly made 
than the preceding species. Its tail and wings 
are long, and its body darker underneath than 
on the back, which, when it is on the wing, ap- 
pears of a golden olive colour. It is a very 
wary bird, and fights fiercely for its nest and 
young. 
3. — The last variety of Eagle, is the u Preist" 
or Sea Eagle, a species of the Hali&tus len~ 
cocephalus. Its body is of a blueish grey co- 
lour : the tail similar, and of a fan shape. The 
head is quite white. Its shriek is of the most 
discordant kind, and is incessantly kept up, 
when on the wing. This bird is very frequently 
found along the Eastern, Southern, and West- 
ern coasts of Africa. 
The largest variety of Raptorials is, however, 
found amongst the Falcons, some of which are 
very beautiful. Those met with, numbered 
eight varieties. 
1. — The most elegant of these, is called by 
