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cared one specimen, which I shot near Siout in Upper Egypt, 
and I am not aware that any of our party saw it on any other 
occasion. 
4. Aquila n^evia. Spotted Eagle. 
Gould’s Birds of Europe, vol. i. pi. 8. 
Generally distributed, and rather abundant. We procured 
specimens in the plumage of the first year, as it is figured in the 
second edition of Mr. Yarr ell's f British Birds*; in that of the 
second or third year, as it is figured by Mr. Gould; and also in 
the uniform dark brown plumage of more advanced age, in which 
state it is a much less handsome and striking-looking bird than 
it appears in Mr. Gould's admirable figure. 
5. Aquila pennata. Booted Eagle. 
Gould’s Birds of Europe , vol. i. pi. 9. 
Seems rare. We procured only one specimen, which was shot 
near Siout. Irides orange-colour. 
6. Pandion haliaetus. Osprey. 
Generally distributed, and frequently seen, but rather shy 
and wary. 
7. Buteo rufinus. Long-legged Buzzard. 
Ruppell, Atlas , pi. 27. 
I did not see this bird below Cairo; but above, I found it 
everywhere pretty abundant. RiippelPs plate, to which I refer, 
is the only figure of this species that I have seen, except that 
given in Mr. Bree's work on European birds, now in course of 
publication. In all the specimens that came under my notice 
the tail was light cinnamon-red, and not grey, as is represented 
by Ruppell. This species is about the largest of the genus 
Buteo, the specimens we procured varying from 23 to 25 inches 
in length. One that I skinned had its stomach filled with small 
frogs. Irides yellowish brown. 
8. Ealcq lanarius. Lanner Falcon. 
Gould’s Birds of Europe, vol. i. pi. 20. 
A specimen of this splendid Falcon was shot by one of our 
party near Girgeh in Upper Egypt, while it was being pursued 
by an eagle [Aquila ncevia). It was an adult female, measuring 
