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mon, says, "I often see the bird oq thb wing; now I know the species well, 
and I believe it to be nearly as common as Spizaetus Ceylonensls; bat they 
do not hawk for their prey so low down as the latter, which often skims 
through a valley of coffee within gunshot of the ground, indeed it often pi& 
files from one high stamp to another, whereas the other would boldly sweep t 
through the valley at a much greater elevation, and now and then, if really 
looking for prey, take a large sweeping circle. 
Lately I had the pleasure of seeing a pair of these birds on the wdng to¬ 
gether with a S* Ceylonensls. I could easily distinguish the species; the 
small one, for some reason, kept above the others, and eventually soared awcy 
out of sight, as if he did not relish the neighbourhood of his powerful re- 
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lations. * 
NIDIFICATION 
The nest of this species has never yet, to my knowledge, been found* 
The large tracts of forest which still clothe portions of the Newera Ellia 
plateau, and stretch from the Horton Plains to the peak, furnish it with a 
secure retreat in which to rear its young. It doubtless breeds on trees* 
In the drawing accompanying this article the figure in the foreground iS 
that of a female, a magnificent bird. The one in the background is that 
of a young male, represented as standing'on one leg, characteristic of these 
eagles* 
