account he was induced to believe, from hav- 
ing been afterwards confirmed iri it, by Mr. 
Penwold, a gentleman who lived on Garlick 
Hill, London; where he also saw two others of 
this very species broaght from Guinea. 
Barbot, in his description of Guinea, men- 
irons a bird which he calls the Crowned Eagle. 
'All he says of it is as follows — Eagles are 
not wanting ; nor do they differ from those we 
have in Europe, yet some are not altogether 
like them: the print represents one of this 
latter sort ; which is pretty scarce to be found 
any where, unless in the province of Acra, 
. and is there called the Crowned Eagle.'* 
It is remarked, by Edwards, that " nothing 
can be determined from what Barbot says of 
[this bird, without his print referred to, which 
I has the crest raised on the head, much in the 
l&ame manner as it appears in my figure. Bar- 
jjbot's figure is very rude, and incorrciS^:, having 
Ih'o marks or spots. Astley, in his Colledtioti 
lof Voyages, x Vol. IL has given Barbot's dc- 
Iscription and figure of the same bird : but, as 
"Very little knowledge of this bird has been 
gained 
