. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 304 FALCONIDyE SPIZAETUS rather long and square ; tarsus feathered to the base of the toes ; toes curved and sharp-pointed, that of the hind toe the longest. This is a genus of forest-eagles found in Central and South America, Africa, and South Asia, as far as Japan and Celebes. The only African species is here described. 522. Spizaetus coronatus. Crowned Hawk-Eagle. Palco coronatus, Linn. Syst. Nat. 12th ed. i, p. 124 (1766). Le Blanohard, Levaill. Ois. d'Afr. i, p. 12, pi. 3 (1799). Aquila coronatus, Smith, S. Afr. Quart. Journ. 2nd ser. p. 273 (1884); id.
. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 304 FALCONIDyE SPIZAETUS rather long and square ; tarsus feathered to the base of the toes ; toes curved and sharp-pointed, that of the hind toe the longest. This is a genus of forest-eagles found in Central and South America, Africa, and South Asia, as far as Japan and Celebes. The only African species is here described. 522. Spizaetus coronatus. Crowned Hawk-Eagle. Palco coronatus, Linn. Syst. Nat. 12th ed. i, p. 124 (1766). Le Blanohard, Levaill. Ois. d'Afr. i, p. 12, pi. 3 (1799). Aquila coronatus, Smith, S. Afr. Quart. Journ. 2nd ser. p. 273 (1884); id. III. Zool. 8. Afr. Aves pis. 41, 42 (1840). Spizaetus coronatus, Gurney, Ibis, 1861, p. 129, 1863, p. 331 [Natal] ; Layard, B. 8. Afr. p. 12 (1867); Ourney, Ibis, 1868, p. 139; Layard, Ibis, 1869, pp. 71, 362; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. i, p. 266 (1874); id. ed. Layard's B. 8. Afr. p. 39 (1875); Gurney, Ibis, 1877, pp. 423, 434; Holub Sc PeheU, Orn. Sild-Afrilcas, p. 26 (1882); 8helley, B. Afr. i, p. 149 (1896); Woodward Bros. Natal B. p. 145 (1899) ; Beichenow, Vog. Afr. i. p. 576 (1901).. Fig. 98.âSpizaetus coronatus. x â Description. Adult female.âAbove, black, the feathers of the occipital crest edged vrith white, round the neck from the throat to the nape a collar of smoky-brown ; primaries ashy-black at the tip, white on the basal half of the inner web, a dark brown spot on the inner webs at the junction of the ashy and white; tail ashy-grey with three broad black cross bars and a slightly paler tip. Under-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stark, Arthur Cowell, d. 1899; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944. Fauna of South Africa. London, R. H. Porter
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