382 
CATALOGUE. 
Catah Birds B. M. I. p. 13. Bonap., C. G. Av, 
p. 14. 
Aquila malayana, Zess.^ Tr. d^Orn. p. 39. 
Ictinaetus malayensis, Jerd.^ Madr. Journ, XIII. pt. 2, 
p. 117. Blyth, Oat. B. Mus. A. S. Beng. p. 218. 
Onichaettia malayensis, Kattp^ Class, der Soeug. und Voeg. 
(1844), p. 120. 
Neopus malayensis, Hodgs., Cat. Birds of Nep. p. 42. 
Aquila pemigra, Hodgs.^ J. A. S. Beng. V. p. 227 (1836) ; 
Beng. Sport. Mag. (1836), p. 32. 
Neopus perniger, Sodgs.f Ora\fs Zool. Misc. (1844), 
p. 81. 
Nisaetus ovivorus, Jerd.j Madr. Journ, XIII. pt. 1, 
p. 158 (1844). 
Reinwardt's Black Eagle. 
a. Nepal {Neopus perniger , Hodgs.). Presented by B. 
H. Hodgson, Esq., June, 1853. 
" This is a shy bird, whicb adheres exclusively to the wild and 
mountainous tracts of the Hills. Its body is entirely free from 
offensive odour and vermin, and its prey chiefly the pheasants of 
the region it frequents, as well as their eggs. Its weight is about 
4|- lbs." — (Hodgson.) 
" This bird hunts about the edges of the hills more generally than 
on the higher parts of the table-land, and most frequently over bushy 
ground, though I have also seen it over forest, both on the tops of 
the hills, and halfway down the Coonoor Ghaut. It sails slowly 
along with very little motion of its wings, usually very close to the 
ground, hunting tolerably regularly, not unlike the Harriers^ and 
like them hardly ever alights except for the purpose of feeding. 
In three specimens I have examined, I found that eggs and nest- 
lings had formed its only food. Among these I recognized the eggs 
of the Hill- Quail {Cotv/rnix erytJirorhyncJia), of the Malacocercus 
Somervilleif and of some doves {Tutxir tigrina and T. camhayensis), 
besides others I did not know, and several nestlings. I have seen 
it since I procured my specimens alight for a few seconds on a 
large bush over which it had been circling for some time, and appa- 
rently devour something. I found in this bush a dove's nest empty, 
which it had evidently robbed. This eagle thus appears to be 
a robber of bird's nests, and as doves, as well as some other birds, 
