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SOUTHERN AFRICA, 
the natives, the " JacJcall-vogel it is supposed 
from the similarity, in marks and colour, be- 
tween the animal and the bird. In shape it 
somewhat resembles a buzzard, the wings being 
short for its tribe. The beak is of a blackish 
brown colour ; the feet and claws yellow ; the 
feathers of the tail are red; the back slate 
coloured; the breast, throat, and belly, of a 
reddish brown, and barred transversely with 
dark brown. Underneath the wings is also 
barred in a similar manner, only in brown and 
white. 
2. — Another variety of this species is very 
common through Kaffirland, being smaller than 
the preceding, about fifteen inches in length, 
and twenty in the span of the wing ; whereas 
the other is about twenty inches in length of 
body, and about two feet six inches across the 
wings. 
An encounter of rather a curious character, 
once took place between the author and one of 
these birds. A friend in England having an 
ology for collecting birds' eggs, wrote out, re- 
questing that he would send, from Africa, a 
few additions to his cabinet, particularizing 
those of the Eaptorials. Some time after the 
receipt of this letter, a " Jackall-vogeVs" nest 
came to view, built on the top of a large tree, 
which grew out of the face of a perpendicular 
