. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 53. HALIAETUS. 301 Younff. Above dark brown, with dull fawn-coloured margins to the feathers, the interscapulary region and greater wing-coverts blacker, as also are the centres to the other wing-coverts ; head and neck lighter than the back, washed with sandy colour, the sides of the face entirely sandy rufous; quills black, the secondaries ex- ternally washed with bronzy brown, and slightly tipped with rufous, the lower surface of the quUls ashy grey, inclining to blackish at the tips of the primaries; upper tail-coverts rather lighter brown th
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 53. HALIAETUS. 301 Younff. Above dark brown, with dull fawn-coloured margins to the feathers, the interscapulary region and greater wing-coverts blacker, as also are the centres to the other wing-coverts ; head and neck lighter than the back, washed with sandy colour, the sides of the face entirely sandy rufous; quills black, the secondaries ex- ternally washed with bronzy brown, and slightly tipped with rufous, the lower surface of the quUls ashy grey, inclining to blackish at the tips of the primaries; upper tail-coverts rather lighter brown than the back, with margins of paler brown; tail black, shaded with bronzy brown, and tipped with rufous, under surface ashy; under surface of body brown, with light edgings to the feathers, inclining to rufous on the breast, and to whity brown on the abdo- men, the throat light brown; thighs blackish, as also the under wing-coverts, the latter slightly margined with rufous. Hab. The same as that of the genus. Purchased. Purchased. Pm-chased. Consul Petherick [ W. T. Blanford, Esq. [C.]. Zoological Society. a. Pull. St. Snewberg, S. Africa. b. Juv. St. S. Africa. c. Ad. St. S. Africa. d. 2 ad. sk. Kordofan. e. c? ad. sk. Bedjuk, Anseba valley, f. Skeleton. 2. Helotarsus leuconotus. Helotarsus leuconotus, Hiijyp. Si/st. Uebers. p. 10 (1845, ex Wiirt. MS.); Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 18 (1869). Exactly similar to H. ecanclatiis, of which it is perhaps the fuUy adult bird, but having the back creamy fulvous. Total length 22 inches, culmen 2*4, tail 4-2, tarsus 3-1. Hab. North-eastern and Southern Africa. a. Ad. st. b. Skeleton. South Africa. 53. HALIAETUS. Purchased. Zoological Society. Haliaetus, Saviffn. Syst. Ois. d'Egypte, p. 254 (1809) H. Cuncuma, Hodgs. J. A. S. B. \\. p. 367 (1837) H. Pontoaetus, Kaiip, Classif. Sdug. u. Vdg. p. 122 (1844) H. Thalassoaetus, Kaup, t. c. p. 123 H. Pontoaetus, Kaup, Mtts. Senck. iii. p. 261 (1845) .... H. Blagi-us, Blytk, Cat. B. Mm. A. S. B. p.
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