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SPIZAETUS KELAARTI. 
unonrthe 2 y ! Perdied ° n the dead trees wllich stand “ ncw coffee-plantations or 
pon half-leafless ones peculiar to some of the higher patnas in the main range. Its flight is similar to 
that of the smaller low-country bird ; and I have seen it quietly beating round the edges of the woods on the 
leynl°- S'the StoM 7 “ T ^ ^ S ^ uinrel ^ Sciurus ^nnantii), the “Kaloo Dando- 
teyna of the Sinhalese, and which animal, I have no doubt, is often preyed upon by it. The note of this 
species is a loud scream, somewhat resembling that of S. ceylonensis. 
Mr Elmir IS™ 2 'T*’ ] ^ ^ followin g interesting note on this species from 
, • ' f Wtg Ha Pntale, where the bird seems to be tolerably common, he says, “I often see the 
r “ 7* the T d “ 1 i‘ to le —l, as oomion as & eeylo ” to 
™ slot tk! a 611 r 7 , “ ‘° W *"">.» ‘ He k,ter " “ ki ™ • valley ot cotee within 
n , 1 ground, indeed often flies from one high stump to another, whereas the other would boldly 
sweep through the valley at a much greater elevation, and now and then, if really looking for prev take a lame 
sweepm g circle Lately I had the pleasure of seeing a pair of these birds' on the "win/to^ther with"! 
ce y lonensl *- 1 0 °n ,(l easil y distinguish the species j the small one, for some reason, kept above the others 
u eventually soared away out of sight, as if he did not relish the neighbourhood of his powerful relations.” ’ 
_ Edification — The nest of this species has never yet, to my knowledge, been found. The large tracts of 
oi es which still clothe portions of the Nuwara-Elliya plateau, and stretch from the Horton Plains to the Peak 
furnish it with a secure refuge in which to rear its young. It doubtless breeds on trees, nesting in a similar 
manner to the next species. b similar 
In the Plate accompanying this article, the figure in the foreground is taken from a magnificent female 
econH ' TT TT adUlt ’ £ ° r thC p0ssession o£ which 1 am indebted to Air. Gould, of Maturata. The 
the klw rC ’f that 0fthe y°™f male described in this article, and for the loan of which I am indebted to 
the kindness of my friend Mr. Gurney, coupled with the civility of the authorities of the Norwich Museum, 
who loaned the specimen to me for the purpose of figuring. Mr. Keuleman's talented pencil has delineated 
ls mrcl m the act of reposing on one leg, so characteristic of these Eagles. 
The above woodcut 
the distinctive characters 
of 
of 
the adult breast-feathers of this Eagle and those of Spizaetus nipalensis shows 
marking in the two birds. 
