698 The Philippine Journal of Science 1921 
Measurements of the Kolambugan eagle . 
mm. 
Length 
960 
Extent 
1,910 
Wing, flat on rule 
595 
Tail 
440 
Tarsus 
125 
Inner toe with claw 
98 
Middle toe with claw 
112 
Outer toe with claw 
85 
Hind toe with claw 
84 
Depth of bill at nostril 
48 
Width of bill at cutting edge 
19 
Chord of culmen from cere 
68 
Height of nostril opening 
12 
3. Several individuals reported to me that they noticed a 
live specimen of the Philippine eagle in one of the exhibits from 
the Southern Islands at the 1920 Philippine Carnival. Unfor- 
tunately, the fire that destroyed nearly all of the exhibits occurred 
before I visited the Carnival, and I did not see this specimen. 
However, the eagle is so distinctive that it is unlikely that any 
other bird could have been mistaken for it. 
4. In one of the stores on the Escolta, Manila, I have noticed 
a mounted specimen of this eagle in 1920. I have no informa- 
tion as to where it came from. 
5. Mr. 0. W. Pflueger, forester of the Bureau of Forestry 
and stationed at the Forest School, Los Banos, informs me that 
he has seen a foot of an eagle which was killed on Mount Ma- 
quiling. Although he tried to purchase the specimen, he could 
not do so. The bird was killed on September 22, 1920, and was 
destroyed before Mr. Pflueger was able to secure any part of it. 
The following interesting memorandum was furnished by 
Ranger Carlos Sulit: 
On September 22, 1920, about 7 a. m. Pedro Gibas, a logger and resident 
of Barrio Anos, Los Banos, Laguna, was riding a carabao on the Tanza 
trail on Mount Maquiling as he was on his way up the mountain to skid 
logs. On this trail he met a big bird the like of which he had never seen 
before. The carabao refused to proceed and so he dismounted in order 
to procure a pole and capture the bird. However, he did not have time to 
procure one as the bird followed and attacked him. He drew his bolo 
and struck it on the wing. This angered the bird and it attacked him again. 
He then hit it on the head and killed it. 
According to Gibas the bird when standing was about 1 meter high 
and the wings when spread measured about 1.5 meters. The tail of the 
bird was bought by a student of the College of Agriculture and the meat 
was eaten by the Gibas family and what was left was given to the dogs. 
