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Baringo in August—showed conspicuous patches of rich 
bay, with black punctuations, upon scapulars and tertials 
—features never observed in Spanish specimens. Face 
yellow. 
5. Brown Egyptian Vulture— N. monachus. Very abundant. 
Always dark brown with pink gape and livid blue face. 
Tail square, as above described. Attends one’s camp 
everywhere, and roosts in crowds in the trees close by. 
(In my South-African note-book occurs this remark: 
“ Among hundreds of Neophrons, never an adult shows up: all 
are brown, and their tails are square—not cuneate. How is 
this ? ” The answer is supplied above.) 
Eagles 
Five species came under our observation, as follows— 
1. Crowned Hawk-Eagle— Spizaetus coronatus. A fierce and 
powerful species, as mentioned in narrative (p. 211). Dis¬ 
tinguishable by its short rounded wings and broad tail. 
Usually seen in pairs—Athi, the Rift, etc. 
2. Black-crested Hawk-Eagle— Loplioaetus occipitalis. In colour 
very dark, but showing a broad patch of white on either 
wing, most conspicuous when seen from above. The long 
black crest is also visible at considerable distance—see 
p. 212. 
3. Bateleur Eagle— Helotarsus ecaudatus. A striking species 
of powerful sailing flight, the wings held more recurved 
than in any other eagle. The red legs can also be dis¬ 
tinctly seen, extended backwards and projecting slightly 
beyond the very short tail. 
4. Tawny Eagle— Aquila mpax. One of the commonest East- 
African eagles; often to be seen perched on a dead tree 
close outside camp, and even, occasionally, joining com¬ 
pany with the vultures at a carrion-meal. A medium¬ 
sized eagle, entirely tawny-chestnut in colour, and feathered 
to the toes. Sketched at p. 130. 
5. White-headed Fish-Eagle— Haliaetus vocifer. Frequents 
wooded riversides and the shores of lakes, where it sits for 
hours perched on a tree, at intervals uttering a series of 
magnificent piercing cries. It also gives tongue when 
