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Show 1895.] FROM WESTERN SOMALI-L.VND. 507 Dongola, where M. gabar is the commonest bird of prey. The northern range of M. niger is the Bajuda Steppes ; it is resident in Bogos-land and Abyssinia, but was most plentiful in the " Quola " of West Abyssinia, especially in the provinces of Sarago and Qalabat. Antinori met with it at Daimbi in Shoa in May, Mr. Jackson at Turquel in January, and Dr. Reichenow records it from Ukamba. 145. BUTEO AUGUR. Buteo augur, Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. p. 92(1869); Sharpe, Cat. B. i. p. 175; Shelley, Ibis, 1885, p. 391 (30 miles from Berbera); Sharpe, Ibis, 1892, p. 536; Reichen. Vog. Deutsch- Ost-Afr. p. 93 (1894). Pterolestes augur, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) i. p. 51 (1884), vi. p. 196 (1888). «. 2 ad. Sheik Mahomed, Nov. 5, 1894. Iris golden brown ; base of bill and corners of mouth dark greenish yellow ; legs light dull yellow. b. 2 ad. Budda, Nov. 11, 1894. Iris rich brown; legs and base of bill yellow. Heuglin says that the Augur Buzzard was found by him from the Taranta Pass, Mensa, and the Tsad-Amba southwards through the whole of Tigri e and Amhara; it is likewise common in Galla-land, very rare on the Blue Nile, in Fazogl and East Senar. On the Tana it was not observed. It is resident, and breeds between 5,000 and 12,000 feet. A very large series of specimens was obtained in Shoa by the Italian naturalists, in nearly every month of the year; Mr. Jackson met with the species in Masai-land in August, iu February in Ukambani, and again in the same month on Mount Elgon. Dr. Reichenow records it in East Africa, from Igonda, Ussukuma, Karagwe, and Kagehi. 146. AQUILA RAPAX. Aquila rapax (Temm.) ; Heugl. t. c. p. 45 (1869) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. i. p. 242 (1874); id. Ibis, 1892, p. 537; Reichen. Vog. Deutsch- Ost-Afr. p. 92 (1894). Aquila albicans, Salvad. Anu. Mus. Genov. (2) i. p. 38 (1884), vi. p. 195 (1888). . A. Ad. Sheik Mahomed, Nov. 1, 1894. Iris golden brown; base of bill, upper and under mandible yellow; cere yellowish ; feet light yellow. b. 2 ad. Darro Mountains, Nov. 20, 1894. Iris rich brown, mottled whitish ; base of bill, corners of mouth, and feet yellow. According to Heuglin, the Tawny Eagle is spread over tbe greater part of N.E. Africa. In Egypt and Northern Nubia it is rare and only found in winter. It is common in Southern and Eastern Senar, in Takah, Bogos-land, and throughout the whole of Abyssinia, up to 12,000 feet elevation, as well as on the hot |
